paraphrase The prohibition against age discrimination applies to job postings and classified advertisements, making it generally unlawful to include age preferences (such as indicating a desire to hire a candidate between 20 and 30 years of age or a candidate who has graduated from college within the past three years), age limitations (such as indicating candidates over 50 years of age will not be considered), or other age-related specifications within them. Although the Act does not specifically prohibit an employer from asking prospective employees to provide their date of birth on employment applications, the inquiry is closely scrutinized, because it is unlikely this question is job-related and it suggests an employer is considering an applicant's age in the hiring process