Kwik Trip Pays $35,000 Settling EEOC Disability Discrimination Claim

Kwik Trip has agreed to pay $35,000 to a former employee to resolve a disability discrimination charge filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The employee, hired full-time in 2021, requested a reasonable accommodation to modify her work schedule and duties in 2022, but Kwik Trip misinterpreted the request and reduced her hours drastically, leading to her resignation. As part of the resolution, Kwik Trip will retain an experienced consultant to provide training on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for supervisors, managers, and HR staff, and will submit compliance-related reports to the EEOC, which will monitor the company for two years. The EEOC emphasized its commitment to enforcing equal opportunity laws and protecting employees' rights under the ADA. Kwik Trip operates nearly 900 stores across several states and did not immediately comment on the case. This agreement reflects the EEOC's ongoing efforts to ensure reasonable accommodations are provided to qualified individuals with disabilities in the workplace.