Martin, et al. v. RBS Citizens, N.A. (d/b/a Citizens Bank), et al.
United States District Court for the E.D. of Pennsylvania, case no.: 10-CV-0260
Filed: January 21, 2010

What is the lawsuit about?

Our office along with The Winebrake Law Firm, LLC (www.winebrakelaw.com) has filed a collective action claim against RBS Citizens, N.A. bank its parent corporation Citizens Financial Group, Inc., and Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania (doing business as “Citizens Bank”) in the U.S. Federal Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on January 21, 2010. This lawsuit was filed on behalf of all tellers, and bankers, and who worked for Citizens Bank within the past three years for unpaid overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The lawsuit alleges that Citizens Bank failed to pay bank tellers and bankers for overtime worked. In particular, these employees would work more than forty hours in a work week, but instead of paying them overtime, Citizens Bank would: (i) give them time off in future weeks instead of paying overtime, (ii) tell them to not record the hours worked over forty, and/or (iii) changing (or instructing them to change) their recorded hours by reducing or eliminating any overtime hours. The lawsuit alleges that Citizens Bank would also require tellers to perform work during uncompensated breaks.

On March 10, 2010, our law offices also filed a case against the same organizations on behalf of Assistant Branch Mangers in the U.S. District Court for the E.D. of Pennsylvania (Bell, et al. v. Citizens Financial Group, Inc., et al.; case no: 10-0320). In this matter, the Plaintiff alleges that that defendants inappropriately misclassified all assistant branch managers working at “Citizens Bank” branches as salary exempt, and that these persons should be paid overtime for hours worked in excess of forty per work week.

Our offices are seeking class status for these employees who worked at Citizens Bank branches over the past three years in all states where it has branches. At this time, this lawsuit is not a certified collective class action. It will only become a certified collective class action after the Court issues an order granting this status. We will be seeking such an order from the Court as this matter proceeds.

UPDATE: On On September 2, 2010, the Court in the matter of Bell, et al. v. Citizens Financial Group, Inc., et al. located in the Western District of Pennsylvania entered an order granting conditional class certification on behalf of all persons working as assistant branch managers at all of defendants’ “Citizen Bank” branches located throughout the country.

Can I get a copy of the lawsuit?

For a copy of the lawsuit that has been filed: click here.

For a copy of the assistant manager lawsuit filed: click here.

How can I join?

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You do not have to pursue these alleged violations if you do not want to. Also, you are free to obtain legal advise or representation from another attorney of your choice.