JPMorgan Accused of Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ Employee

A former JPMorgan employee has filed a lawsuit against the bank, alleging he was discriminated against due to his sexual orientation and work with the company's LGBTQ+ employee group.

Brian Larson joined JPMorgan through its Chase Associate Program in 2021 and later became co-chair of PRIDE Tri-State, the bank's LGBTQ+ Business Resource Group covering New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.

Larson alleges that a manager questioned the amount of time he was spending on PRIDE work during one of his rotations at the bank in June 2022. The manager allegedly described the work as an 'extracurricular activity' and told Larson to keep his 'gay job' separate from his other work.

Larson reported the incident to supervisors and HR, but claims he was subsequently removed from projects, given menial work, and required to attend daily check-ins while colleagues had weekly meetings. He also alleges that his performance review did not include his PRIDE leadership work, despite a direction from JPMorgan's diversity chief that it should be recognised.