Abercrombie’s track record isn’t doing it any favors

It’s probably worth mentioning that in February 2010, a 19-year-old was fired from a Hollister — which is owned by Abercrombie & Fitch — in San Mateo, California for wearing her headscarf, despite being in compliance with the store’s Look Policy which dictated she wear “either a white, navy or gray-colored scarf.”
And, finally, let’s not forget the $40 million Abercrombie & Fitch has already paid out to black, Hispanic and Asian employees after settling a discrimination case which claimed the company promoted white employees at the expensive of minorities.
For their part, Abercrombie claims they have “a policy of equal employment opportunity and makes every reasonable attempt to accommodate the religious practices of associates and applicants.” In other words, they don’t think they did anything wrong.
While we’re not lawyers, nor are we privy to any of the details, Abercrombie’s track record isn’t doing it any favors. And considering they’re closing 60 national stores in order to focus on international expansion, they might want to be a little more lenient in terms of the ethnicity, religion, and, well, rights, of their employees.