A marketing firm is hiring 3 new employees. Their job duties entail developing new marketing plans and appearing at certain promotional events. After all the candidates are interviewed, the marketing firm selects 2 women and 1 man. All three candidates are shown to have equal qualifications, but the firm decides to hire only those employees who are under the age of 30, citing that younger employees are more energetic. It turns out that there were several candidates that were between the ages of 45 and 57 and they all had over 20 years of experience. They are bringing a claim against the marketing firm. Has the marketing firm violated any federal law? Please explain....

A marketing firm is hiring 3 new employees. Their job duties entail developing new marketing plans and appearing at certain promotional events. After all the candidates are interviewed, the marketing firm selects 2 women and 1 man. All three candidates are shown to have equal qualifications, but the firm decides to hire only those employees who are under the age of 30, citing that younger employees are more energetic. It turns out that there were several candidates that were between the ages of 45 and 57 and they all had over 20 years of experience. They are bringing a claim against the marketing firm. Has the marketing firm violated any federal law? Please explain....