JPMorgan Chase Sued Over Alleged LGBTQ+ Discrimination in Workplace

JPMorgan Chase is facing a discrimination lawsuit after Brian Larson, a former senior associate, alleged that his work supporting the bank's LGBTQ+ employees was discriminated against.

Larson joined JPMorgan through its Associate Program in 2021 and was appointed co-chair of PRIDE Tri-State, an LGBTQ+ Business Resource Group covering New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.

According to Larson's complaint, one of his supervisors questioned the time he spent on PRIDE-related work, describing it as an 'extracurricular activity' and telling him to keep his 'gay job' separate from his other work.

Larson alleges that after reporting these concerns, his treatment at work changed significantly. He was removed from projects, given menial assignments, and subjected to daily check-ins while colleagues had weekly meetings.

The complaint also alleges that Larson's work with PRIDE was excluded from his performance review, despite an instruction from JPMorgan's diversity chief that the work should be recognized.