Don’t “Look” Now – Tenth Circuit Delivers Blow To EEOC In Its Battle Over Abercrombie’s “Look Policy”

As we have previously reported, the EEOC and Abercrombie & Fitch Stores have been entrenched in a nearly decade long battle over Abercrombie’s “Look Policy.” On September 23, 2013, the EEOC and Abercrombie entered into a comprehensive settlement of two separate religious discrimination lawsuits filed on behalf of Muslim teens who wear hijabs (religious headscarves) and who allegedly had adverse employment actions taken against them as a result. As part of this settlement, Abercrombie created an appeals process for denials of religious accommodation requests and agreed to inform applicants during interviews that accommodations to the “Look Policy” may be available and to incorporate headscarf scenarios into all manager training. 

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