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Given the hyper-sexualized advertising that Abercrombie & Fitch has long embraced, it is no surprise that the company encourages its employees to let their hair down. But is the company practicing discrimination if it won't hire a young woman who covers her head for religious reasons? Yes, according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Last week the EEOC filed suit against Abercrombie on behalf of Samantha Elauf, a 19-year-old community college student from Tulsa, Okla., who is Muslim. The suit alleges that Abercrombie "refused to hire Ms. Elauf because she wears a hijab, claiming that the wearing...
...clearly violates her rights," says Schwab. "Employers often win cases involving dress codes. There's a general feeling that employers are entitled to set an image in their stores." If a company sells sex - you can sometimes find a shirtless male model hanging out in front of Abercrombie stores - let's face it, head coverings aren't ideal...
...LET THE DOGS...
...certainly important, but if students absolutely don’t want their peers to get sick this fall, they should encourage them to lead healthful and clean lifestyles. Harvard’s janitors are a valuable part of the university community, but Harvard’s decision to let some people go to manage costs during tough times was understandable and necessary. The efforts of those janitors remaining are admirable, and we encourage the union not to disparage both their efforts and those of the university as a whole by associating layoffs with decreased cleanliness. Harvard is making an earnest...
...would make contact with other conspirators in the U.S. and in Pakistan, where he is said to have received training at an al-Qaeda camp. The bureau "had this guy in their sights, and they were comfortable that he was not an immediate threat," says the official. "They thought, 'Let's see how far this guy leads us before we come down...