Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit November 23, 1998, No. 97-3886 (Bush v. Dictaphone Corp.)

GILMAN, Circuit Judge.

From 1976 to 1994, F. Donald Bush was employed by Dictaphone Corporation, a maker of office equipment. In January of 1993, when Bush was 46 years old, he was demoted from his executive-level position, and two years later was terminated. Bush sued Dictaphone based on the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), 29 U.S.C.