The case rested on Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits employers from the ability to "fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any individual…because of such individual's race, color, religion, sex, or national origin." The Supreme Court ruling this week is not the first time a court ruled against Abercrombie in cases involving Muslim employees or applicants who wore hijab. In 2011, 19-year-old Umme-Hani Khan was fired from an Abercrombie & Fitch brand store in California for wearing a headscarf. The latest ruling should signal the need for employers everywhere to actively pursue more inclusive policies that value difference and recognize that diversity not only promotes workplace inclusion, but also helps to create a workforce that more accurately reflects the communities a company serves.