Younger workers aren’t protected from age discrimination.
The question which a lot of posters have missed is, “if the boss makes a comment of ‘OK, boomer’ to a subordinate, then doesn’t select that person for a job he or she applied for, is it proof that it was age discrimination?” Apparently the standard is that it has to be only one factor in the decision for federal employees.
Attorney for the plaintiff told CJ that it was. I got the impression that the CJ’s question was hypothetical, but I’m not sure.
I’ll concede ignorance of the law itself, but there is an element of common sense that must be applied here. People get promoted, or should get promoted, based on the quality of the work they did in their previous role. Age shouldn’t really factor at all in most cases, except those cases where age actually is a factor in the ability to perform the job (extreme/absurd example, e.g. hiring a 75 year old infantry soldier for a 4 year tour).
I agree, just a comment about her age doesn’t make it de facto discrimination.