Thomas WELSH, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Edward J. DERWINSKI, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Defendant, Appellee

In this appeal, plaintiff-appellant Thomas Welsh challenges the district court’s determination that he had not suffered retaliation actionable under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”). We affirm.

In 1987, plaintiff became coordinator of the Brockton-West Roxbury Veterans Administration Medical Center’s (‘VA Medical Center’s”) Key Club, an outpatient recreational therapy program. His job classification at that time was General Service (“GS”) level 6. In February 1989, believing that he was per forming duties above the level of GS-6, plaintiff sought an upgrade of his job…