Older job seekers do not have as much protection from age discrimination as their employed counterparts, a divided federal appeals court held.Splitting 8-4, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday ruled only current employees are protected by a provision of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act barring employer policies that have a disparate impact on older workers.The en banc court’s majority rejected the argument that the protections of Section 4(a)(2) of the act extend to job applicants.Section 4(a …