WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court indicated Wednesday it will side with a Muslim woman who didn’t get hired by clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch because she wore a black headscarf that conflicted with the company’s dress code to her job interview.
Liberal and conservative justices aggressively questioned the company’s lawyer during arguments in a case that deals with when an employer must take steps to accommodate the religious beliefs of a job applicant or worker (See Transcript).