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AnchorProcess_OverviewProcess_OverviewHandled By: Customer Support Agents, Supervisors andLeadResolution Specialists

Background: There may be instances where a homeowner involves legal parties, or a matter requires escalation to EverBright’s Legal team.

Process Overview

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STEP

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ACTION

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1

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  • Did the customer threaten/allege to file a lawsuit or obtain an attorney?

    • If yes:

      • Advise:

        • We’re happy to discuss this with your attorney if you would like, but I believe we can work through this together if you’ll allow me the opportunity to earn your confidence.

      • Follow appropriate process(es) and Stop

    • If no, go to Step 2

Note

DO NOT request the name of an attorney if the customer has NOT provided a name or contact.

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  • Determine if the matter qualifies for escalation to Legal

    • If yes:

      • Advise:

        • EverBright’s Legal team will work directly with the customer’s attorney

        • All communication going forward regarding the customer’s concern must be handled between our Legal team and the customer’s attorney

        • Only if Legal’s contact information is requested, provide LEGAL@GOEVERBRIGHT.COM

      • Send an internal notification to our Legal team

      • Notify Launch Account Servicing that the customer has obtained legal counsel

      • Input a note in the milestone feed within the customer’s job in Engine indicating that Legal has been involved

      • Stop

    • If no, follow appropriate process(es) and Stop

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If you need to follow up on a Case Assignment that is being handled by the Legal department, you can tag the following people in the chatter for a quick response:

  • Giancarlo (Gian) Olano & Jillian Wheatley

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Table of Content:

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Qualifiers to Escalate to Legal:

QUALIFIERS

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NOTE: A customer threatening to hire an attorney, threatening to file a lawsuit, or alleging that they have an attorney are not qualifiers to escalate to Legal. The customer must explicitly state they have performed one of these actions in order to escalate the matter to Legal.

  • A lawsuit has been filed.

  • A customer/customer’s attorney is contacting EverBright to obtain Legal’s information.

    • The Attorney General of the customer’s state notifies EverBright of a filed complaint.

    • The potential exposure involves $10,000 in cash payments or the value of products/labor provided.

    • EverBright receives a UCC

    Lien
    • Filing Notice.

    InfoNote: A customer threatening to hire an attorney, threatening
    • Attorney Demands

    • Regulatory - Consumer

    • Litigation

    • Arbitration

    • Deceased Customer

    • Information Request

    • General Legal Questions

    • Conservatorship

    • Installer bankruptcy

    • Notice of trustee sale

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    Process:

    Customer Support Agent Process Overview

    STEP

    ACTION

    1

    • Did the customer or an attorney send via email a legal document(s)?

    • IF YES: Transfer the Email within CXOne to the queue “Email-Escalations” and Stop

    • IF NOT: Go to Step 2

    2

    • If they threaten to file a lawsuit

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    • or

    alleging that they have
    • obtain an attorney

    are not qualifiers to escalate to Legal. The customer must explicitly state they have performed one of these actions in order to escalate the matter to Legal.

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    STEP

    ACTION
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    • Advice The following:

    “If you are currently represented by an attorney, we will be unable to continue our discussions. However, if you are not represented, I am confident that I can assist you in initiating the resolution process for any concerns you may have.”

    • Did the homeowner provide their attorneys information OR did an attorney reach out on behalf of a homeowner,

    Note

    DO NOT request the name of an attorney if the customer has NOT provided a name or contact.

    • Advice the following:

    “we cannot continue the conversation however please send your inquiry/request to (clientresolutions@myeverbright.com) and they will get you in touch with the appropriate internal department”

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    • ONLY if the ATTORNEY requests the Legal contact information, provide the following Email: (Legal@Goeverbright.com)

    • Leave a note in customer’s account Feed regarding the interaction

    • Stop

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    Resolution Specialist Process Overview

    Step

    Action

    1

    customer contact recordhttps://goeverbright.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SS/pages/3264413720/Creating+and+Assigning+Cases#Creating-a-case
    • customer’s contract

    Fill in:

    Customer Request Type
    • Primary Reason

    • Case Description

      • Detailed information regarding the case

    2

    • Update Salesforce Case notations to Legal

    • From the related tab on the case, download and attach any required documents (e.g., customer’s contract, change orders, signed documents, etc.)

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    Request Type

    Subcategories

    Naming Convention

    Examples

    Legal Escalations

    ☼ Attorney Demands
    ☼ Regulatory - Consumer
    ☼ Litigation
    ☼ Arbitration
    ☼ Deceased Customer
    ☼ Information Request

    Legal Escalation: Attorney Demand - Customer Last / Customer State – Installer Name
    Legal Escalation: AG Complaint No. ##### - Customer Last / Customer State – Installer Name
    Legal Escalation: Litigation [Complaint/Case] No. ##### - Customer Last / Customer State – Installer Name
    Legal Escalation: Arbitration [Complaint/Case] No. ##### - Customer Last / Customer State – Installer Name
    Legal Escalation: Deceased Customer - Customer Last / Customer State – Installer Name
    Legal Escalation: Subpoena No. ##### - Customer Last / Customer State – Installer Name

    Legal Escalation: Attorney Demand - Smith / CA - Infinity
    Legal Escalation: AG Complaint No. 24-00184 - Smith / TX - Infinity
    Legal Escalation: Litigation - Case No. 24C0045-202 - Smith / TX - Our World Energy
    Legal Escalation: Arbitration - AAA Case No. 12345 - Smith / SC - Complete Solar
    Legal Escalation: Deceased Customer - Smith / GA - ASA
    Legal Escalation: Subpoena - No. 144490 - Smith / UT - Shield Energy

    Customer Releases

    ☼ Customer satisfaction letters (low remediation value)
    ☼ General releases (mid-sized)

    Customer Release: [RIC/TPO] - Customer Last / Customer State – Installer Name

    Customer Release: RIC - Doe / CO - Shield Energy

    Document Requests

    ☼ Requests to draft or create a document
    ☼ Template prep
    ☼ Inquiries as to whether a document is needed and/or which document is needed

    Document Request: New Agreement Type - Commercial / Short Description
    Document Request: Revised Agreement Type - Commercial / Short Description
    Document Request: New Agreement Type - Consumer / Short Description
    Document Request: Revised Agreement Type - Consumer / Short Description

    Document Request: New MISA Addendum - Commercial / Lead Gen Program
    Document Request: Revised MISA Addendum - Commercial / Direct Pay
    Document Request: New PPA Addendum - Consumer / Roof Waiver
    Document Request: Revised PPA - Consumer / ACH Language

    Legal Questions

    ☼ Regulatory questions
    ☼ Licensing questions
    ☼ Research requests
    ☼ Marketing / sales strategy compliance questions
    ☼ Questions about what we can/cannot do under PPAs/leases/RICs, etc.

    Legal Question: Regulatory - [State/All States/Federal] / Short Description
    Legal Question: Strategy - [State/All States/Federal] / Short Description
    Legal Question: Interpretation - [Legislation/Contract/Language] / Short Description
    Legal Question: Business Practice - Short Description

    Legal Question: Regulatory - All States & Federal / Contractor Partial Pay
    Legal Question: Strategy - NV / Compliance with S.B. 293
    Legal Question: Interpretation - Legislation / NV S.B. 293
    Legal Question: Business Practice - Copies of Cancelled Contracts to Customers

    Administrative Requests

    ☼ Diligence requests
    ☼ Document pulls
    ☼ Anything that's mostly administrative in nature

    *In progress

     

    Legal Reviews

    ☼ Requests to review marketing materials (scripts, blogs, claims, website content, proposals, email templates)
    ☼ Requests to review Installer or employee training materials
    ☼ Internal policies and procedures
    ☼ Contract requests to review a counterparty's redlines of first-party paper OR requests to review counterparty's contract
    ☼ Interconnection Agreements

    Legal Review: Marketing - [Landing Page/Blog/Slide Deck/Web Content/Ad Copy/SM Post/Script/Email] / Short Description
    Legal Review: Training - [Slide Deck/Script/Collateral] / Short Description
    Legal Review: [Policy/SOP/Process] - Short Description
    Legal Review: Contract - Contract Type / Counterparty Name
    Legal Review: Interconnection Agreement (ID#) - Utility Name / State - Installer(s)
    Legal Review: Audit Response - Agency Name / State

    Legal Review: Marketing - Email / Pending PTO
    Legal Review: Training - Slide Deck / Installer Intro to Solar
    Legal Review: Policy - Consumer Leasing Act (CLA)
    Legal Review: Contract - Services Agreement / SFDC, Inc.
    Legal Review: Interconnection Agreement (IA171756) - Xcel Energy / CO
    Legal Review: Audit Response - Attorney General Office of Consumer Credit / CO

    Litigation

    ☼ Anything that comes in through service of process
    ☼ UCC / lien-related matters
    ☼ Consumer litigation ("Type" is Litigation, "Category" is Consumer)
    ☼ Commercial lit
    ☼ L&E
    ☼ Really any litigation

    *See Legal Escalation section.

     
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    • Referral Reason (choose one)

      • Attorney Demand

      • Attorney General Complaint

      • Litigation

      • General Legal Questions

      • Conservatorship

    • Referral Comments:

      • Legal Escalation: [TYPE (OPTIONS LISTED BELOW)] – [Customer’s Name]/[Customer’s State] – [Name of the Installer] (see naming convention below)

    • Select New Legal Form

      • Complete all the required fields.

    Naming Convention

    • In SalesForce; From the Customer’s Account Level click on “Related Contacts”

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    • Click on “New Contact

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    • Select the “Homeowner Contact” option and then Click on “Next

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    • Complete the corresponding Fields such as :

    1. Attorney First Name

    2. Attorney Last Name

    3. Phone Number

    4. Email Address

    • Then click on “Legal Representation” and click on the arrow next to it to move it into the “Chosen” Box

    • Finally click on Save

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    • This will generate a banner alert on the Customer’s Account in Sales Force

    The banner will indicate to the Customer Support agents that they should not communicate with a Homeowner that has an active legal matter

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    • Notify Launch Account Servicing that the customer has obtained legal counsel

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    • Legal/Compliance

    • O+M/Fleet (Only applicable to PPAs)

    • Referral Reason (choose one)

      • Attorney Demand

      • Attorney General Complaint

      • Litigation

      • General Legal Questions

      • Conservatorship

    • Referral Comments:

      • Add additional information regarding the case

    • Select New Legal Form

      • Complete all the required fields.

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    • Once the Legal Matter is resolved, DO NOT remove any legal representation banners or the Legal Representative as a contact in SalesForce until we receive official confirmation from Legal that representation has ended.

    Note

    According to Legal Guidance, we cannot assume that representation has ended simply because a response has been sent or an agreement reached

    • We must receive explicit confirmation that legal representation is no longer active before resuming direct communication with the customer (This is crucial to avoid violations of Collection Laws that prohibit direct contact with a consumer who is still represented legally)

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    After receiving confirmation that legal representation has ended:

    • Remove the legal banners from Salesforce by updating the Special Account Notes Section

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    • Notify Launch and Omnidian through CXone Email so they can remove any flags or alerts related to the customer’s account

      • (Only after this confirmation and once all departments have completed their respective actions legal will proceed to close the Case Assignment, allowing Resolution Specialist Agents to proceed with closing the Case)

        • Include notes provided by Legal/Compliance regarding the outcome