$5 million question: Can bankers be fired for demanding 8 hours of sleep? US court to decide

Wall Street’s junior-banker grind has been a simmering flashpoint since pandemic-era deal surges, when complaints about punishing schedules and chronic sleep deprivation spilled into public view and forced some banks to tinker with “protected” time off

Feb 20, 2026 - 14:30
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$5 million question: Can bankers be fired for demanding 8 hours of sleep? US court to decide
Wall Street’s junior-banker grind has been a simmering flashpoint since pandemic-era deal surges, when complaints about punishing schedules and chronic sleep deprivation spilled into public view and forced some banks to tinker with “protected” time off

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