MICHIGAN (From The Post Crescent) -- Neenah Paper will pay $33,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the commission announced this month.

EEOC's lawsuit charged that Neenah Paper, Inc. violated federal law by refusing to allow Kristoffer Gauthier to return to his job on the production floor of its paper mill in Munising, Mich. for seven months because of his disability, a seizure disorder. The agency also alleged that, as a condition to return to work, Neenah Paper required Gauthier to take his anti-epileptic medication under observation during his shifts.

The EEOC alleged those actions violated the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits employers from discriminating against employees because of such medical conditions.