This landmark case awarded Allison Schieffelin, along with other women employed in the
Institutional Equity Division of the brokerage firm, Morgan Stanley, over $40 million dollars for
discriminatory practices. The discrimination against these women stemmed from regular exclusion
from �work-related outings, wage earnings less than male peers and the denial of warranted
promotions.� This case settled on July 12, 2005 when the company, Morgan Stanley, entered a
consent decree with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), to pay $54 million
dollars. This suit also resulted in the company increasing the amount of anti-discrimination training
and the employment of an outside monitor to ensure the company�s compliance. Allison Schieffelin
received $12 million dollars and 67 other women were also compensated for the discrimination they
endured.
Case 2: �LES SCHWAB TIRE CENTERS EXCLUDE WOMEN FROM MANAGEMENT, EEOC CHARGES IN SEX SUIT�, [Source: http://www.eeoc.gov/press/5-31-06.html ]
In Seattle, Washington, Megan Morris and Jennifer Strange charged the The Les Schwab Tire Centers
with sexual discrimination because they were denied job opportunities and promotions while working at
various locations for the company. Jennifer Strange said, �In 1996, I started at the bottom and worked
up to sales and management for an independently owned Les Schwab Tire Center. But when Les Schwab
corporate took over this store, they demoted me to bookkeeper,� said Strange. �When I asked about my
prior position, I was told �No gal in the company would ever make that kind of money. Gals should
work in admin.�
�EEOC San Francisco District Director Joan Ehrlich noted, �Company founder Les Schwab�s own
published book exposes a corporate culture where men get the better jobs. Mr. Schwab�s book describes
in great detail how men get ahead in the company, and it reinforces a decades-old idea that men do
certain jobs and women do others. Mr. Schwab published the book some time ago, but a copy is still
available for sale in every Les Schwab store. Our lawsuit should go a long way toward bringing women
into a workplace that historically has shut them out.�