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Summary

On April 6, 2004, the National Council of Women's Organizations asked Mehri & Skalet to coordinate an investigation of eight financial services companies that would be called the Women on Wall Street Project. The NCWO asked our firm to investigate because it had heard from women in many of these companies. Their stories indicate that many of America’s top financial services companies are rife with gender discrimination, ranging from pay inequity and glass ceiling issues to sexual harassment.

Since 2004, we have been receiving intake calls from employees at a number of financial sector companies, and we, in collaboration with experienced co-counsel, are investigating allegations of gender discrimination.

In March 2005, we filed the first lawsuit generated by the Women on Wall Street Project, Amochaev v. Smith Barney. In June 2006, we filed a second lawsuit against Morgan Stanley.  In September 2009, we filed a lawsuit against Wachovia Securities. Investigations into other financial sector companies are ongoing.

If you are employed in the financial services industry and have experienced sex discrimination in your workplace, please contact us at (202) 822-5100.