{"id":1419,"date":"2005-04-26T13:34:39","date_gmt":"2005-04-26T18:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sepiamutiny.com?p=1419"},"modified":"2007-07-20T15:03:38","modified_gmt":"2007-07-20T20:03:38","slug":"abercrummy_fitc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sepiamutiny.com\/blog\/2005\/04\/26\/abercrummy_fitc\/","title":{"rendered":"Abercrummy & Fitch settles"},"content":{"rendered":"

SM tipster Chai Shenoy, brings it to our attention that there has been a settlement in the discrimination lawsuit against Abercrombie & Fitch. From the New York Sun<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n

SAN FRANCISCO – A federal judge yesterday approved a $40 million settlement of employment discrimination lawsuits charging that a popular clothing chain, Abercrombie & Fitch, avoided hiring minorities and women nationwide in order to preserve the “all-American look”<\/strong> cultivated by the company in its catalogs and advertisements.\n
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\nAfter a brief hearing, Judge Susan Illston gave a strong endorsement to the settlement. In addition to offering cash compensation, the deal requires the company to set up a diversity office and to cease the practice of limiting recruiting to certain fraternities and sororities.\n
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\n“I think this is excellent work,” Judge Illston said. She heaped praise on attorneys for both the company and the class. The judge also paid tribute to the “courage” of Abercrombie employees who were named plaintiffs in the case. “I do think you’ve done a public service,” she said.\n
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\nThe lawsuits alleged that Asian-Americans, African-Americans, and Latinos who were hired by the company were often relegated to stockrooms where those staffers could not be seen by customers<\/strong>. An attorney for Abercrombie referred questions to the officials at the company’s headquarters, who offered no comment. In court filings, the company has denied any systemic discrimination.<\/blockquote>\n\n

Incidentally, A & F is also known for its T-shirt “humor”<\/a>, which pokes fun at minority stereotypes.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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