Abercrombie & Fitch sued over Muslim teen

TULSA -- A federal lawsuit filed against clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch alleges that the manager at an Oklahoma store refused to hire a 17-year-old Muslim girl because she wore a head scarf.

Attorneys for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed the lawsuit Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Tulsa.

According to the suit, Samantha Elauf applied for a sales position at the Abercrombie Kids store in the Woodland Hills Mall in Tulsa in June 2008. The teen, who wears a hijab, says the manager told her the head scarf violates the store's "Look Policy."

A company spokeswoman declined to comment on the lawsuit but said Abercrombie & Fitch has a strong equal employment opportunity policy and accommodates religious practices when possible.