Kwik Trip Inc., a family-owned gasoline station and convenience store with over 800 locations in the upper Midwest, agreed to resolve a discrimination charge filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
As a result of successful conciliation efforts between the parties, Kwik Trip agreed to provide $35,000 to a former employee and committed to provide additional training on equal employment opportunity, including Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) training for all employees and managers to resolve a finding of disability discrimination by the EEOC.
According to the EEOC’s investigation, an employee was hired as a full-time guest service/kitchen associate in October 2021. In March 2022, the employee submitted a reasonable accommodation request to modify her work schedule and duties. While Kwik Trip initially intended to accommodate the employee’s medical restrictions, it misinterpreted the reasonable accommodation request and reduced the employee’s full-time work schedule to about nine hours per week, forcing her to resign.
Under the conciliation agreement resolving the charge, the former employee will receive $35,000 in back pay and compensatory damages. Kwik Trip will retain an experienced consultant to train supervisors, managers and HR employees about their responsibilities and employees’ rights under the ADA. Kwik Trip will also provide compliance-related reporting to the EEOC. The EEOC will monitor compliance with these obligations for the next two years.
Source: EEOC
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