02/16/2015
Northeastern University Law Journal Extra Legal is proud to announce our newest publication! "Hijabs, Yarmulkes, Dastaars, and Explicit Notice Requirements: The Threat to Religious Accommodations Under Title VII" by Georgi Vogel Rosen, Class of 2015.
Georgi's article discusses Title VII religious accommodations and argues that the Tenth Circuit’s decision in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. provides employers with a roadmap for discriminating against applicants from identifiably religious minority backgrounds without significantly risking liability.
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the Abercrombie case on February 25, 2015.
http://nulj.org/extralegal/winter2015/threat-to-religious-accommodations-under-title-vii
In the summer of 2008, seventeen-year-old Samantha Elauf was looking for a job in retail.[1] Her friend, Farisa Sepahvand, worked at Abercrombie Kids and suggested that Elauf apply for a sales associate position.[2] Sepahvand worried that Elauf’s hijab, or Muslim headscarf, might conflict wi…
