Samantha Elauf (left) is interviewed Wednesday outside the federal courthouse in downtown Tulsa with Barbara Seely, a lawyer for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. A jury awarded Elauf $20,000 in compensatory damages from retailer Abercrombie & Fitch after the company didn’t hire her because she wears a religiously mandated headscarf. CORY YOUNG/Tulsa World
Winners Says
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which represented Elauf, says the clothing store has made exceptions before, allowing a Jewish employee to wear a yarmulke, and they didn’t prove that allowing the head scarf would damage the company’s bottom line.
Gainful Employment Regulations
which will cut off federal student aid to programs that fail to meet benchmarks for their graduates’ loan repayment and debt-to-income ratios, was issued last month in what many observers said was considerably softer form than originally proposed. But the for-profit association, which mounted a fierce lobbying campaign against the rule, said it was still unsatisfactory. The policy represents “regulatory overreach,” it conflicts with the intent of Congress, it was developed through a “flawed process,” and it was created “without adequately exploring the impact on minorities, women, and jobs,” according to a
Losing Key Benefit
In the past, the workers have been permitted to stay and watch the games. “We were told that when we work and we are done, we are to clock out and leave the premises,” said Steve Warner, who has worked for 13 years (and we doubt there will be a 14th year) as a ticket taker. “That’s when everybody was very, very, very upset. . . . When we go and work hard at the gates and knowing that it’s hot outside or freezing in January, even during the season, you get your benefit of going and watching the game.”
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