Two years into the job, she asked permission to wear a hijab while at work. She claimed that she offered to wear a scarf that matched her uniform or featured a Disney logo.
According to her lawsuit, Disney managers denied her request, saying it would violate the company's policy for how employees "look". Among the restrictions, the policy prohibits visible tattoos and fingernails that exceed a quarter of an inch, the lawsuit said.
Ms Boudlal was given the choice of working in an area away from customers, or wearing a fedora-style hat on top of her headscarf. When she refused, she was fired, the lawsuit states.