Supreme Court: Title VII Protects Applicant Who Did Not Inform Abercrombie of Need for Headscarf Religious Accommodation | Practical Law
In E.E.O.C. v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc., the Supreme Court held that an applicant seeking to prove a disparate-treatment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) only must show that the need for a religious accommodation was a motivating factor in the prospective employer's adverse decision, and not that the employer had actual knowledge of the applicant's need for an accommodation based on his religious practice.