Legal Environment 5th Edition by Jeffrey Beatty,Susan Samuelson

Exercise 5

Disney World and Abercrombie Fitch both fired female employees who insisted upon wearing a Muslim headscarf because such apparel violated the companies' appearance policies. Can these employers make reasonable accommodation for this religious practice? Abercrombie also fired a salesperson who converted to a Christian religion that forbade her from showing skin. When she showed up for work in an ankle-length skirt, her manager told her she had to either wear jeans or short skirts with leggings, but she refused. Did Abercrombie violate Title VII in this case?