Amerisave Mortgage Corporation - Decision Summary

Amerisave Mortgage Corporation (10-CA-082519) Atlanta, GA, May22, 2013.Order approving stipulation, granting motion, and transferring proceeding to the Board.The Acting General Counsel, through the Regional Director, issued a complaint and notice of hearing alleging that the respondent had required employees and employment applicants to sign a document titled “Arbitration Agreement” (Agreement) and had thereby maintained and enforced a mandatory arbitration agreement that unlawfully prohibited employees from engaging in protected concerted activities.The complaint further alleged that employees engaged in concerted activities for the purpose of mutual aid and protection by filing a class action in United States District Court alleging that the respondent violated the Fair Labor Standards Act; the respondent filed a motion to compel arbitration and dismiss collective action; and that by maintaining the motion, the respondent unlawfully prohibited employees from engaging in protected concerted activities and had implemented and enforced a rule or policy that was unlawful under the Act.Charge filed by an individual.