Equal Protection and the ADEA

Adam Smith, a lifeguard for 30 years at Hammonasset State Beach in Connecticut, was notified last spring that he would not be allowed to return for work for another season because he had reached the age of 55. Adam Smith was released from his employment under a Connecticut State Parks Department rule requiring all lifeguards be under the age of 55. The issue is whether the State of Connecticut is prohibited from enforcing this rule? In analyzing this issue, the question can be divided into two sub-issue: (1) whether the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution prohibits the State of Connecticut from enforcing a rule that requires all lifeguards to be under the age of 55, and (2) if the Equal Protection clause does not prohibit the State of Connecticut from enforcing this rule, whether there are any statutes that prohibit the State of Connecticut from enforcing this rule?
As stated above, in determining whether the state of Connecticut i...