India, April 30 -- A senior executive at JPMorgan Chase, Lorna Hajdini, has been accused in a lawsuit of sexually abusing, racially harassing, and coercing a junior male colleague, according to a complaint filed in New York County Supreme Court.

The plaintiff, a junior banker identified as 'John Doe,' alleged that the misconduct began in 2024 after the two started working together in the firm's leveraged finance division.

Claims of threats, harassment and workplace coercion

Court filings claim Hajdini made repeated sexual advances toward the colleague, escalating to threats that allegedly linked professional consequences to sexual compliance.

The lawsuit also alleges that she used racially derogatory remarks and pressured him with war...