Hear that a notice is going out that we all have to sign agreeing that if you have a complaint you can't sue and have to agree to arbitration and you can't be part of a Class Action against the company. .I am hearing you have to sign or you will be terminated
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What happens like if none of us sign?
"Back in 2017, a guy on my team was fired (bank msr), and about 5-6 weeks after the termination he went through the arbitration process and “won,” but he wasn’t given his job back, it just changed him in the system to being rehire-able in the future."
Did they give him severence?
Why is HR updating the arbitration agreement, what is new or different? Is there a benefit to file with the current arbitration agreement or better to wait until the new agreement goes into effect.
Why would I waste my time with the "teeth-and-hair" team known as HR. LOL
Hire a junkyard dog lawyer who knows how to get the job done, and will get all the information necessary to su-k out the bucks. Now, as we all know, you have to feed the dog, or else get bitten! But it's definitely worth it.
FYI, the official severance package document was available to all employees on the GO/HRAZ site. This document was recently removed and replaced with a one-page document that now states to contact HR with severance questions. The official severance document that used to be on the site had about 20 pages and was very detailed. It varied from the nondescript severance package that’s listed on the GO/SEVERANCE
I am not looking to be rehired by USAA. He!! no!!!
I am looking for the $ they should have paid out to me. This is why I am saying class action lawsuit, and pull in the entity that made USAA promise to pay us one year's severance.
In my mind, the "architects" of this fiasco also need to be held liable to the entire company for their mismangement. Time will tell how this will eventually all unfold.
Back in 2017, a guy on my team was fired (bank msr), and about 5-6 weeks after the termination he went through the arbitration process and “won,” but he wasn’t given his job back, it just changed him in the system to being rehire-able in the future. He’s applied back twice, 2018 and again in 2020, in both interviews, he was asked about the termination and why it occurred. So what’s the point of “winning” arbitration if there just going to bring up the termination each time?
I think that USAA has violated the intention of the agency (not sure which, how many, etc.) that made them agree to a 1-year severance package for Bank employees. Now, making that agency/agencies aware of the dirty deeds actively being pursued by USAA to eliminate employees and cutting off their severance packages may be the correct route to pursue. And, yes, we can approach them en masse. With enough "volume" to back up all of our stories, which are remarkably consistent, I am sure we would get the correct attention.
While class action may be unlikely there is something called "mass arbitration" where 25 or more arbitration claims can be consolidated into one.
How many times have I read posts saying that the old USAA would not be doing what they are actively and intentionally doing now.
What is new?
USAA, the company
What is "new" is that now we are all seeing the pieces of the puzzle. When we first signed, we could honestly say that we trusted USAA to be a fair, decent company when it came to their employees.
But now, look at all of the puzzle pieces:
- USAA has had heavy liabilities for 3 years that I have read about on these posts.
- USAA may have bloated their company with employees that most likely they knew would not be needed once the penalties they were imposed due to faulty processes and practices were resolved.
- The CEO appears to be "cashing out".
- There appears to be a plan in place to eliminate employees that took time to engineer.
Now is the exact right time to have employees resign because they could argue that before, they had signed based on the company's prior reputation
There is plenty new.
I signed the agreement when I started, which also mentioned both the legal & class action process. This is nothing new.
Why would you bite the hand that feeds?
So what are the updates then?
If you’re in California somehow, you’re probably fine if you refuse to sign. If you’re in Texas though, they won’t even have to make you sign lol.
https://www.robwiley.com/amp/arbitration-agreements.html
Dang let me pay off my truck and I'll split on my own, just three more payments left. Bad timing 😕 should not have squandered me bonus in an effort to mask the pain. Glad it's not an Audi 😄
I imagine a good attorney can make a case that the majority of us signed under the impression that we were working for a company with a good to great reputation. That trust has been violated, and we are collectively seeking relief.
Hate to say it but this isn’t new. We already had to sign an arbitration agreement to work here and that one also says the same thing about no class actions. This is just an updated version.
They are now "running scared". Now is the time for class action lawsuits! Now.
My manager had a tattoo of a bloodhound on his arm, the place has turned into Hostel. Secret torture sessions. Pleasure in pain. Elite hunting.
There will be signs....
Yup company figured out they can just fired people and claim "right to work" and anyone that tried to sue will get railroaded. I encourage people to open EEOC complaints if possible since their arbitration agreement legally cannot cover forms of discrimination.