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Reuters
Reuters
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By Foo Yun Chee

Employers may need to justify bans on wearing religious signs, EU court says

FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past a mannequin wearing an hijab headscarf at a market in the Brussels district of Molenbeek, Belgium, August 14, 2016. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

(This Oct. 13 story has been corrected to clarify the circumstances under which companies in the EU can ban religious signs, including headscarves.)

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU companies can ban the visible wearing of religious signs, including headscarves, if the rules apply to all workers, the European Union's top court said on Thursday, the latest ruling on an issue that has divided Europe for years.

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