Citizens Bank sued for overtime back pay
A former Citizens Bank assistant branch manager recently filed a class-action law suit against the bank on behalf of the more than 200 people who held her position at Citizens branches in Massachusetts since March 2008.
Christine Lyons, who worked at the bank's Hanover and Quincy locations between August 2007 and March of this year, alleges that she and the other assistant branch managers on its payroll were not paid time-and-a-half for working more than 40 hours per week - a violation of the Massachusetts Wage Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act.
According to Lyons, she did not have input into hiring or firing and did not make any financial decisions about the branches' financial budgets. In short, her duties were similar to those of hourly employees, except she was paid a fixed salary despite routinely worked 50 to 60 hours per week without receiving overtime compensation from the Rhode Island-based financial institution.
Citizens Bank is one of the three biggest retail banks in Massachusetts, along with Bank of America and Sovereign Bank, the Boston Globe reports.
Christine Lyons, who worked at the bank's Hanover and Quincy locations between August 2007 and March of this year, alleges that she and the other assistant branch managers on its payroll were not paid time-and-a-half for working more than 40 hours per week - a violation of the Massachusetts Wage Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act.
According to Lyons, she did not have input into hiring or firing and did not make any financial decisions about the branches' financial budgets. In short, her duties were similar to those of hourly employees, except she was paid a fixed salary despite routinely worked 50 to 60 hours per week without receiving overtime compensation from the Rhode Island-based financial institution.
Citizens Bank is one of the three biggest retail banks in Massachusetts, along with Bank of America and Sovereign Bank, the Boston Globe reports.
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