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Note that discrimination based on age generally only applies to applicants 40 or older. For example, companies can restrict hiring to people over 18 (e.g. to se
by byoung2 8y ago
Note that discrimination based on age generally only applies to applicants 40 or older. For example, companies can restrict hiring to people over 18 (e.g. to sell cigarettes), over 21 (to sell alcohol), over 35 (to be president) but they cannot say no applicants over 50.
These laws protect you against employment discrimination when it involves:
Unfair treatment because of your race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.
https://www.eeoc.gov/federal/fed_employees/index.cfm https://www.eeoc.gov/federal/fed_employees/index.cfm
- romwell 8y agoIndeed, but isn't this exactly what is happening here? Quoting: >Key Requirements >You must: > Be at least 23 and not have reached your 37th birthday on appointment. The listing explicitly bans people over 37 from applying. An applicant over 40 has certainly reached their 37th birthday!
- byoung2 8y agoAnd they even note that they are a proud equal opportunity employer and don't discriminate based on age. The fact is they will hire older people, just not as special agents. Special agents have a mandatory retirement age of 57 so anyone older than 37 will not be able to work 20 years (required for government penaion). I'm not sure if a private sector employer could get away with that.
- matt_the_bass 8y agoI’m curious why they have the mandatory retirement age.