Complaint: Harassment and Retaliation
Morgan Stanley > Gender Discrimination > Complaint > Sexual Harassment and Retaliation
1995 COMPLAINT ABOUT SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND MORGAN STANLEY’S RETALIATORY RESPONSE
101. In 1995, Ms. Schieffelin reported to Morgan Stanley that a Managing Director had made repeated unwelcome sexual advances toward her.
102. Ms. Schieffelin felt compelled to report this harassment because senior management of the IED had just offered her a promising new job, which she was told was a stepping-stone to her promotion to Managing Director. But the position required that she report to the offending Managing Director. Ms Schieffelin turned down the position because she could not report to the offending Managing Director.
103. After investigating Ms. Schieffelin’s complaint, Morgan Stanley told her that the offending Managing Director admitted wrongdoing. Morgan Stanley apologized for the offending Managing Director’s behavior and told Ms. Schieffelin that he had been put on probation, ordered to complete counseling, and ordered to stay away from Ms. Schieffelin.
104. Senior managers thanked Ms. Schieffelin profusely for the discreet, loyal, and professional manner in which she handled the matter.
105. At the time, Ms. Schieffelin was assured by Morgan Stanley's senior management, including the then head of the IED, that she would not be subjected to retaliation for reporting the sexual harassment or for rejecting the job offered her. The IED head further told Ms. Schieffelin that he would be her “rabbi” and assured her that she would be offered a different opportunity for an important job with Managing Director potential in the near future.
106. Shortly after that incident, however, support for Ms. Schieffelin from senior management, especially the IED head, declined markedly.
107. Despite the assurance of the IED head, Ms. Schieffelin was never offered any job opportunity outside of the Convertible Department.
MORGAN STANLEY’S NOTICE OF MS. SCHIEFFELIN’S PLANNED EEOC CHARGE
108. In the late summer and early fall of 1998, Ms. Schieffelin's counsel communicated to Morgan Stanley her intention to file charges of discrimination against Morgan Stanley.
109. On or about September 5, 1998, Ms. Schieffelin’s allegations of discrimination were detailed in a letter to John Mack, then the president of Morgan Stanley (hereinafter, "the Complaint Letter").
110. In early October of 1998, Ms. Schieffelin's counsel informed Morgan Stanley that she had prepared and executed an EEOC charge of discrimination against Morgan Stanley.
111. On Friday, November 6, 1998, Ms. Schieffelin's counsel informed Morgan Stanley that her EEOC charge would be filed early the next week.
112. On Tuesday, November 10, 1998, Ms. Schieffelin’s EEOC charge was sent to the EEOC for filing, with a copy to Morgan Stanley.