Claims Consolidated in Chase Bank Manager Unpaid Overtime Lawsuit

Two claims by employees of Chase Bank are expected to soon be consolidated into a single bank manager unpaid overtime class action.

After the consolidation movement goes through, the Chase bank manager unpaid overtime class action will give notice to all assistant branch managers that are eligible to join the class action.

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that all Chase assistant branch managers will be notified of the action, including those bound by arbitration agreements.

One of the former Chase employees who filed the assistant bank manager unpaid overtime claims, Saju Varghese, worked at Chase between May 2002 and October 2013.

The other claims were brought forward by LeRoy Taylor, who worked as an assistant bank manager for Chase between February 2012 and December 2012. Both claims brought against Chase alleged that the bank failed to pay proper overtime wages.

Allegations Raised in Chase Bank Manager Unpaid Overtime Suit

Each of the plaintiffs alleged that they often worked over 40 hours per week, yet did not receive overtime compensation.

Although they were given the title of assistant bank managers, these employees allege that they did not have managerial powers or duties, and could not hire, fire, promote, or conduct other managerial jobs.

In their bid to consolidate the claims into one class action assistant bank manager unpaid overtime lawsuit, the plaintiffs noted that the Chase assistant bank manager training manual is consistent, and that ABMs at other Chase branches perform the same non-managerial duties.

A large number of assistant bank managers may be considered class members in this lawsuit. Indeed, Chase Bank has over 5,500 branches in the country.

Chase was against the consolidation of these claims, and argued that the claims should be considered separately.

Although the salaries and duties of the plaintiffs were different, the court ended up ruling that such differences did not outweigh the similarities between the claims.

Unpaid Wages Class Action Lawsuits

For employees and former employees of companies who, like these Chase employees who believe they have been subjected to unpaid wages or even paid unfair wages, there are federal and state laws put in place. These laws are set to ensure the fair treatment of workers.

Some workers may choose not to pursue litigation, afraid that their employers will retaliate against them if they speak up about Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) violations in the workplace like unpaid overtime wages.

However, FLSA rules that protect workers’ rights also protect workers from any retaliation by their employers based on wage and hour complaints.

If you have worked for an employer like Chase that may have failed to follow the Fair Labor Standards Act or state labor laws, including unpaid overtime wages, you may be able to either join a wage and hour class action lawsuit or file a lawsuit individually.

The Chase Bank Manager Unpaid Overtime Lawsuit is Varghese v. JP Morgan Chase & Co.,  Case No. 1:14-cv-01718 in the Southern District of New York.

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