In my experience people who are not in HR are often surprised to find out that the age limit in age discrimination is 40 years of age. The reaction is often “That is not that old!” When asked what age they thought was old and should be afforded some protection the answer is generally 55 or 60.
There have been situations where cases made distinctions between how under-50 employees were treated versus over-50 employees. This most recent case made a distinction between an over 40 but under 50 group and an over 50 group.
