A hotel is hiring a marketing and sales person to promote increased convention sales. The hotel refuses to hire an applicant who is 24 years old because it wants a more mature person for the job. Does the refusal of the hotel to consider the applicant constitute illegal discrimination?

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The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) protects individuals who are 40 years of age or older from employment discrimination based on age. Therefore, refusing to hire someone because they are considered not mature enough at 24 does not constitute illegal discrimination under this law.

A Hotel Is Hiring a Marketing and Sales Person to Promote