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Forty is the old age of youth; fifty is the youth of old age. (Victor Hugo)   It is often said “age is just a number”. Usually, this well-worn quote is used to imply that one’s abilities or goals are not limited or defined by their age. For U.S. employers, on the other hand, the actual age of their employees can be a number of great importance if that number is 40 or higher. That is the age at which the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”) and many state law