JPMorgan Chase Hit with Unpaid Overtime Class Action

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A former employee has filed a proposed class action against JPMorgan Chase claiming that for the last three years he worked up to 10 overtime hours a week without receiving time-and-a-half wages for each hour worked over 40. Citing violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the lawsuit claims individuals employed as client service associates were initially classified as non-exempt from FLSA overtime protections, but were then unlawfully switched to exempt in February 2016.

The lawsuit lays out many aspects of proposed class members’ work lives to paint the picture of a clear employer-employee relationship between the workers and the defendant. According to the case, proposed class members exercised no discretion or independent judgement for “matters of significance,” which goes against their classification as exempt from overtime.