EEOC Sues Buc-ee’s, Ltd. for Disability Discrimination

According to the EEOC, Buc-ee’s, Ltd., a travel center retailer with locations throughout Texas and in 10 other states, violated federal law when it denied a disabled employee reasonable accommodations and subsequently terminated him. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, a Buc-ee’s cashier in Bastrop, Texas requested a reasonable accommodation in October 2024 for physician-imposed restrictions related to his disability, myasthenia gravis, a chronic neuromuscular condition. Among the accommodations he requested was to have seating available at his workstation so that he could avoid standing continuously for more than 15 minutes at a time and regain his stamina after standing. But Buc-ee’s denied the cashier’s request, requiring that he stand continuously, and eventually the company fired him after he was unable to return to work due to denial of his accommodation request, the EEOC charged. (EEOC v. Buc-ee’s, Ltd., Case No. 1:26-CV-0139)