Information Alert: Compensation Available for QuickTrip Disability-Based Discrimination Victims

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Compensation Available for QuickTrip Disability-Based Discrimination Victims.
Claimants should act quickly.
You may be entitled to compensation in a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit against QuickTrip Corporation for discrimination on the basis of disability in violation of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). On July 15, 2010, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit, together with a Consent Decree proposed to settle the lawsuit, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska.  The Consent Decree, approved by the Court on July 19, 2010, established a $1.5 million fund to compensate individuals who experienced discrimination in violation of Title III at QuikTrip gas stations, convenience stores, truck stops, and travel centers.  Title III of the ADA prohibits private entities, including, among others, the owners and operators of gas stations, convenience stores, truck stops, and travel centers, from discriminating against individuals with disabilities in the provision of goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations.

It is important that you know about the existence of this fund, and how to make a claim if you have experienced disability-based discrimination. The time period for filing a claim, as established by the Consent Decree, is approximately 180 days from July 19, 2010. However, claimants should act quickly.  The determination of payment eligibility and the amount of any payment will be made by the U.S. Department of Justice after all claims have been received.  To be determined eligible for payment, a claim must involve disability-based discrimination that is prohibited by Title III of the ADA.

A fact sheet on the lawsuit and Consent Decree, a press release, and information on how to file a claim for payment from the fund can be found at http://www.ada.gov/quiktrip_info_index.htm. Please feel free to distribute this information widely. 

 

-- On Tue, 11/30/10, NCIL <ncil@ncil.org> wrote: From: NCIL <ncil@ncil.org> Subject: Information Alert: Compensation Available for QuickTrip Disability-Based Discrimination Victims To: "NCIL" <ncil@ncil.org> Date: Tuesday, November 30, 2010, 12:34 PM   Information Alert: Compensation Available for QuickTrip Disability-Based Discrimination Victims   You may be entitled to compensation in a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit against QuickTrip Corporation for discrimination on the basis of disability in violation of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). On July 15, 2010, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit, together with a Consent Decree proposed to settle the lawsuit, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska.  The Consent Decree, approved by the Court on July 19, 2010, established a $1.5 million fund to compensate individuals who experienced discrimination in violation of Title III at QuikTrip gas stations, convenience stores, truck stops, and travel centers.  Title III of the ADA prohibits private entities, including, among others, the owners and operators of gas stations, convenience stores, truck stops, and travel centers, from discriminating against individuals with disabilities in the provision of goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations.   It is important that you know about the existence of this fund, and how to make a claim if you have experienced disability-based discrimination. The time period for filing a claim, as established by the Consent Decree, is approximately 180 days from July 19, 2010. However, claimants should act quickly.  The determination of payment eligibility and the amount of any payment will be made by the U.S. Department of Justice after all claims have been received.  To be determined eligible for payment, a claim must involve disability-based discrimination that is prohibited by Title III of the ADA .   A fact sheet on the lawsuit and Consent Decree, a press release, and information on how to file a claim for payment from the fund can be found at http://www.ada.gov/quiktrip_info_index.htm. Please feel free to distribute this information widely.