A bill introduced in Pittsburgh City Council this morning would pay $45,000 to a longtime employee who filed a federal lawsuit this year, alleging the city aired his confidential medical information in public.

The employee, identified in the legislation and the lawsuit only as John Doe, said he told officials in December 2007 that he was experiencing depression and fatigue. The lawsuit said he was asked to undergo a "fitness for duty psychiatric evaluation."

The employee's name, medical issues and evaluation were discussed at public meetings of the city's Civil Service Commission in January and February 2008, and the minutes of those meetings were posted on the Internet for public consumption, the lawsuit said. Even after the employee complained, the lawsuit said, the minutes remained on the Internet in violation of confidentiality provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Council isn'texpected to act on the bill until next month.

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