What this week's Abercrombie ruling means for employers' hiring practices

Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case involving Abercrombie & Fitch and a young Muslim woman the retailer declined to hire because she wears a headscarf. While the news cycle narrative on the case was a young Muslim woman’s legal victory over a retailer that has branded itself around preppy, mostly white and mostly fair-haired models and staff, the end result of the ruling is very different for employers. The SCOTUS ruling in the Samantha Elauf case creates complications…