Abercrombie
& Fitch, purveyors of clothes for skinny people who like
plaid, have upset the masses, yet again. In a new class-action lawsuit,
62,000 former employees say they were forced to purchase the company's
clothes to wear on the job. (I guess other companies don't make cutoff
jean shorts?)The attorney for the plaintiffs, Reed Marcy, spoke with Huffington Post to outline the details of the case:
According to Marcy, employees were treated wrongfully in two different ways. The first is a claim of "compelled purchases," meaning the company forced workers to buy new Abercrombie clothes "each time a new sales guide came out" -- a violation of the state's labor codes. The suit further alleges the retailer failed to reimburse employees despite obligating them to wear a specific "uniform" -- another violation.This is all part of Abercrombie's controversial "look policy," which dictates how employees present themselves at work—including their hair color, fingernail length, and makeup style. So, basically they're your mom when you're 13, but less cool?
