Below are two different scenarios. Read each scenario and state whether or not someone is guilty of legal or illegal discrimination. Response should include support and thoughtful insight.

Jeff is 41 years old and has years of commercial driving experience from prior jobs as a truck driver. Jeff wants to try something different and applies for a job as a passenger bus driver at the We-Drive Bus Company. Although well qualified, the We-Drive Bus Company rejects Jeffs job application on the basis of his age. The We-Drive Bus Company tells Jeff that it only accepts job applications from those aged 35 years and younger due to passenger safety considerations. The passenger safety concerns are based on sound statistical data.

Nicole works on the assembly line of a car battery manufacturer. One of the key components of the battery is lead. After learning that many assembly line employees had blood lead levels higher than government standards, the company Nicole works for implements a new policy: all pregnant women or women who could become pregnant are prohibited from working in areas where they would be exposed to lead. Subsequently, Nicole was removed from her position on the assembly line and transferred somewhere else in the company.