Daniel RUGGIERI, Et Al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. WARNER & SWASEY COMPANY, Defendant, Appellee

CYR, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs-appellants Daniel Ruggieri, Anthony Frankian, Stephen Radzik, and Paul Bisceglia were nearing retirement age when defendant-appellee Warner & Swasey Co. discharged them from their employment during the winter of 1985-86. Shortly thereafter, plaintiffs filed age discrimination charges with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (“MCAD”), which forwarded their complaints to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”). When relief was not forthcoming from either agency, plaintiffs commenced an action in federal district court under the Age…