Application of Federal Laws and Regulations Related to Human Resource Management
Mike was feeling overwhelmed in his new job as Manager of Small Products, a division of Large Corporation. The Vice President for Human Resources had called this morning to congratulate him on his promotion and to inquire as to whether he was comfortable with the major laws and regulations that were important now that he was a manager. In the course of one day, he had four employees with problems that he thought were related to these laws.
-Harry, the EEO statistician reviewed the hiring records several managers in the sales unit for the past 6 years and discovered that regardless of how qualified a person was or how many applicants had to select from, they never hired anyone over the age of 39 regardless of his/her qualifications. What law prohibits this type of discrimination?

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The Age Discrimination in Employment Act specifically prohibits discrimination against employees or applicants who are 40 years of age or older based on their age.