Kwik Trip Inc. has agreed to pay a former employee $35,000 in back pay to resolve a discrimination charge, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
The EEOC announced on Aug. 20 the La Crosse-based gas station and convenience store chain failed to provide the employee with reasonable accommodations in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
In October 2021 the employee started as a full-time guest service/kitchen associate and in March 2022 the employee submitted a request to modify the employees' 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 re