, ▁inc ites , ▁comp els , ▁or ▁co er ces ▁the ▁doing ▁of ▁a ▁disc rimin atory ▁act . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁age , ▁it ▁prohib its ▁employ ment ▁disc rim ination ▁based ▁on ▁race ▁or ▁color ; ▁religion ; ▁national ▁origin ▁or ▁ancest ry , ▁dis ability , ▁mental ▁type ▁or ▁medical ▁condition ; ▁mar ital ▁status ; ▁sex ▁or ▁sexual ▁orientation ; ▁and ▁pre gn ancy , ▁child b irth , ▁or ▁related ▁medical ▁conditions . ▁Although ▁there ▁are ▁many ▁prote ctions ▁for ▁age - based ▁disc rim ination ▁against ▁older ▁workers ▁( as ▁shown ▁above ) ▁there ▁are ▁less ▁prote ctions ▁for ▁younger ▁workers . ▁ ▁The ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁and ▁twelve ▁states ▁( Cal iforn ia , ▁Florida , ▁Iowa , ▁Hawai i , ▁Kansas , ▁Louisiana , ▁Maine , ▁Minnesota , ▁Neb r aska , ▁New ▁Mexico , ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁Verm ont ) ▁define ▁age ▁as ▁a ▁specific ▁motiv ation ▁for ▁hate ▁cr imes . ▁ ▁The ▁federal ▁government ▁restrict s ▁age ▁disc rim ination ▁under ▁the ▁Age ▁Disc rim ination ▁in ▁Emp loyment ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁( A DE A ). ▁That ▁law ▁provides ▁certain ▁employ ment ▁prote ctions ▁to ▁workers ▁who ▁are ▁over ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁forty , ▁who ▁work ▁for ▁an ▁employ er ▁who ▁has ▁twenty ▁or ▁more ▁employees . ▁For ▁protected ▁workers , ▁the ▁A DE A ▁prohib its ▁disc rim ination ▁at ▁all ▁levels ▁of ▁employ ment , ▁from ▁rec ruit ment ▁and ▁h iring ,