GUILTY: Abercrombie & Fitch Busted for Firing Disabled Woman

It’s no secret that Abercrombie & Fitch are not down with the darkies, the fatties or the uglys — at least not on the sales floor!
And we all know that A&F has paid dearly for their discriminatory ways!
But clearly the mass-market retailer hasn’t gotten with the equal-opportunity program as yesterday’s court case in London illustrates.
Back in June, 22 year-old British law student Riam Dean (above) sued the retailer for harassment after she was treated horribly while working in A&F’s flagship London store on posh Saville Row.
Dean — who was born with just one arm and wears a prosthesis — says she forced to work in the shop’s stockroom because A&F managers did not want her (and her fake left arm) exposed to the customers.
WTF?
When Dean asked if she could simply wear a cardigan sweater to cover up the prosthetic device, she was told it would not be possible until winter — as sweaters in summer violated store’s “look policy”.
To make matters worse, when told she was being sent to the back of the store, Dean received an email from her store manager explaining “she had been “erroneously placed on the shop floor” in the first place.
Messed up.
So Dean took her case to court and yesterday was awarded £9,000 (about $15,000).
In the ruling, the court noted that A&F may have a strict uniform policy, but in cases such as Ms. Dean’s, “should have made an adjustment”.
Right on Riam!

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