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The lawsuit González v.Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc., No. 3:03-cv-02817, filed in June 2003, alleged that the nationwide retailer Abercrombie & Fitch "violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by maintaining recruiting and hiring practice that excluded minorities and women and adopting a restrictive marketing image, and other policies, which limited minority and female employment."
This led to a lawsuit in a federal district court that resulted in Elauf receiving $20,000 in damages. [6] [7] However, this decision was later reversed by the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which ruled in favor of Abercrombie & Fitch on the basis that Elauf did not provide the company with information about her need for an accommodation ...
Its sales slumped and, by the time Jeffries left as CEO in 2014, the brand had settled race and sex discrimination and harassment lawsuits. Abercrombie quickly tried to change its image from ...
Gonzalez v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores: racial and gender discrimination in employment and marketing: Gratz v. Bollinger: undergraduate affirmative action admissions policy too mechanistic in its use of race as a factor in admissions: Supreme Court of the United States: 2003 Greek Cypriots v. TRNC and HSBC Bank USA: denial of access to land and ...
Under his leadership, Abercrombie became a brand hit with a number of lawsuits. Long before federal charges hit, there were concerns about former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries — and ...
Under his watch, Abercrombie & Fitch also agreed in 2004 to pay $40 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that alleged the company engaged in workplace discrimination by promoted White workers ...
White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch details the store's success and controversies, including its racist and exclusionary practices. The documentary focuses on the rise in popularity of the brand after the arrival of CEO Mike Jeffries in 1992, and his practices which led to a 2003 class-action suit which alleged racial discrimination in the stores’ hiring policies. [7]
A group of once-aspiring Abercrombie & Fitch models on Friday sued the retailer and its former chief executive officer, Michael Jeffries, alleging the company had benefited from a sex trafficking ...