EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

POLICY STATEMENT

Olmsted-Kirk Paper Company is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that maintains a policy of nondiscrimination with respect to all employees and applicants for employment. All personnel actions, such as recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, layoff, recall, compensation and benefits, discipline, termination, and educational, recreational, and social programs are administered without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability status, citizenship status, veteran status, membership or application for membership in a uniformed service, participation in protected activity as defined by applicable law, or other characteristic protected by applicable law.  Employment decisions, subject to the legitimate business requirements of the Company, are based solely on the individual's qualifications, merit, and performance, and are designed in part to further the principle of equal employment opportunity.