[MRM]

There is a serious debate in legal circles whether job ads looking for someone with no more than a specific number of years' experience constitutes age discrimination. Is an ad for candidates who have "a four year degree and 2-4 years' of sales management experience" really asking for applicants who are in the 24-26 age range? Or is there a reason someone with 10 or 20 years experience who was 35 to 45 years old wouldn't fit in the job? Even more to the point, should a 50 year old with years' of experience who got RiFd be disqualified from entry level positions when he needed a job, any job, and was willing to start at the bottom with a new employer and work his way back up?

I can see how an employer might think that a candidate might not work well under a boss who is younger and less experienced, but I think that happens naturally in companies all the time. I think employers should advertise for "at least ____ years' of experience" with no cap, and be open to applicants of any age who have more than the minimum.