Kate and Ashley report their manager to HR because they feel that they were denied a promotion because of their age.They are both 29 and William was promoted and he is 45.They are claiming age discrimination.HR informs them that the law does not apply to them based solely on their age,because it does not
A)permit business necessity as a ground to avoid a guilty verdict.
B)protect younger workers.
C)allow for jury trials.
D)allow punitive damages.
E)permit promotions based on performance.

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The only option that directly relates to age discrimination is choice B, which states that the law does not protect younger workers. This means that it is not illegal to discriminate against someone solely because they are younger than a certain age. In this case, Kate and Ashley are claiming to have been discriminated against because they are younger than William, but they cannot make a legal claim based solely on their age.

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