IT staffing firm Diverse Lynx LLX will pay $50,000 to settle an age discrimination lawsuit that arose after it emailed an applicant he wouldn’t be considered for a job because he was “born in 1945” and “age will matter,” the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reported.

The Princeton, NJ-based firm will also take other remedial measure.

Diverse Lynx agreed to provide its employees, including its managers and supervisors, with live training that addresses federal anti-discrimination laws, and complaint and reporting procedures. Diverse Lynx also agreed that it will not retaliate against persons who complain of discriminatory conduct or practices.

“This case should send a clear message that federal anti-discrimination laws apply to employment agencies as well as employers,” said Kevin Berry, district director of the EEOC’s New York District Office. “An employment agency’s refusal to refer a qualified applicant because of the applicant's age is a plain violation of the ADEA.”