Mortgage Company Workers File Suit Regarding Out-Of-Office Pay

Workers for a California mortgage company, Guild Mortgage Co., filed putative class and collective actions against their employer claiming they were shortchanged pay for work they completed outside the office.

Details of the Case: Sergio Mayoral et al. v. Guild Mortgage Co. et al.

Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.

Case No.: 3:21-cv-00486

Mayoral et al. v. Guild Mortgage Co.: The Plaintiff

Sergio Mayoral and Miguel Mayoral, Loan Officer Assistants, allege that Guild Mortgage Co. denied them pay for over 20 hours of out-of-office work they completed weekly in order to secure new clients for the company. The plaintiffs claim the company’s failure to pay wages earned, and overtime wages constitutes a violation of wage and hour laws. Plaintiffs further claim that Guild Mortgage maintains a policy and standard practice of only paying assistants for work completed in the office, and doesn’t acknowledge or record work completed out of the office. Both plaintiffs worked for Guild Mortgage from April 2019 through January 2020. In order to generate business, the 2 men attended networking events, open houses, etc. and since these activities were outside of the office, the work was not allegedly not compensated.

Mayoral et al. v. Guild Mortgage Co.: The Defendant

According to the complaint, the Guild Mortgage Co. payment practice in place for Loan Officer Assistants means workers did not receive full wages for all the compensable hours worked, and in some cases, did not receive overtime pay they were due.

Mayoral et al. v. Guild Mortgage Co.: An Overview

The plaintiffs seek to represent other non exempt hourly originating loan officer assistants for Guild Mortgage locations throughout the US in an FLSA collective action. It’s estimated the class could be over 1,000 members.

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