YORK, Penn. (From The Evening Sun) -- P.H. Glatfelter, the York County-based paper manufacturer company, was ordered to pay two people a combined $180,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit, according to a news release from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

The September lawsuit alleged Glatfelter violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and the 1991 Civil Rights Act when it withdrew a job offer in March 2010 to Charles A. Stevens for a position at the company's Spring Grove facility.

The commission charged Glatfelter specifically with holding potential employees at the Spring Grove facility to unlawful standards of driving powered industrial trucks, like forklifts, clamp trucks and life trucks. The company made them pass physical qualifications held by the U.S. Department of Transportation, which is not required by federal law, according to the release.

Stevens will receive $85,000 for alleged pay back damages and $10,000 for alleged damages under Section 1981a, right of recovery, according to court documents.

The second person on the suit, Sarah Stine, will receive $85,000 for alleged pay back damages, according to court documents.

The commission filed suit against Glatfelter after failing to reach a pre-litigation settlement, according to the release.

As part of the settlement, the company has 90 days to provide at least an hour and a half of training of federal laws prohibiting discrimination of disability to human resources officials and other personnel involved in the hiring or transferring process, according to court documents.

The company also entered a three year consent decree, ensuring they revise their American with Disabilities Act requirements and qualifications, according to the release. Glatfelter will also post a notice about the settlement of at all of its production facilities, the release states.

Glatfelter's main headquarters are located in York, with 12 other manufacturing sites located across North America, Europe and Asia, according to the company's website.

"In addition to the monetary relief, the settlement provides for ADA-compliant qualification standards and otherwise ensures that applicants and employees will not be discriminated against based on disability," said Debra M. Lawrence, an attorney with the commission.

Officials from Glatfelter were not immediately available to comment.