The bank closed her complaint and promised no retaliation - then, she says, came the exit
A former JPMorgan Chase manager says the bank fired her three days after closing her discrimination complaint and promising there would be no retaliation.
That is the account set out in a complaint filed July 29, 2026 in the US District Court for the District of Delaware. The former employee, who had worked at the bank since 2011 and rose to Client Tax Manager III and vice president at its Newark, Delaware operation, alleges discrimination, a hostile work environment and retaliation. She brings claims under Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and the Delaware Discrimination in Employment Act.
Much of the case will resonate with anyone who runs an HR function. According to the filing, the bank rehired a vice president in her twenties in mid-2023, then reorganized the reporting lines a few months later so that the former employee - an experienced vice president who was over 50 - reported to her. The complaint alleges she was the only experienced vice president in her group placed under a substantially younger and less experienced one, and that no business or performance reason was given.
After that, the filing says, her role narrowed. She alleges she was excluded from meetings and stripped of responsibilities, while senior managers repeatedly drew attention to the younger manager's youth in front of colleagues. The complaint also alleges the younger manager asked...
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