Car Wash Discriminated Against Employee With Epilepsy By Firing Him After a Seizure, Federal Agency Charged
DENVER – Waterway Gas and Wash Company, a national provider of car wash services, will pay $70,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
According to the EEOC’s suit, Waterway fired Tyson Aoyagi, then a high school student, from its Lone Tree, Colorado location about two weeks after he suffered a seizure at work and requested accommodation for his disability. The EEOC contended that Waterway fired Aoyagi because of his disability. The suit also alleged that Waterway refused to discuss his request for accommodation and denied it without explanation. The EEOC further alleged that the company fired Aoyagi in retaliation for requesting reasonable accommodation for his epilepsy.
Such alleged conduct violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which prohibits employers from making employment decisions based on disability and from retaliating against individuals who request accommodation. The EEOC filed suit against the company in U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado as Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Waterway Gas & Wash Co., Civil Action No. 1:19-cv-02583-RMR.
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