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Re:You're Young. I'm 18. So what? by mcmc on Saturday September 15, 2012 @03:10AM (#4525569)
I would never publicly post opinions that could put me or my current or future employer/company into legal jeopardy with respect to discrimination against protected classes.

Yet, there seems to be quite a bit of this on here.

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Re:You're Young. I'm 18. So what? by flatline3 on Saturday September 15, 2012 @12:04PM (#4526369)
In the US, age is only a protected class for the range of 40+, as per federal law.

However, what we're talking about is experience. Those with little experience are not members of a protected class.

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Re:You're Young. I'm 18. So what? by seiji on Saturday September 15, 2012 @09:51AM (#4526065)
For example, a CEO getting up on stage saying "We never hire anybody older than 28 years old!"

As far as I know, nothing ever happened because of that.

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