What do I do when my employer won’t pay my commissions?

If you are concerned that your commissions have not been calculated properly, contact us for a free consultation.

Employers often fail to pay commissions and minimum pay to sales employees.  For example, employers cannot deduct returns from an employee’s commissions.  Employers also cannot refuse to pay earned by uncollected commissions earned when an employee leaves a company. It is also generally improper for companies to fail to pay earned commissions during so-called “probationary” period (for example, no commissions paid until an employee has been with a company for six months).

Sales employees who do not work in excess of 50% of the time in outside sales work must be paid at least minimum wage and minimum overtime wages for all hours worked. If an employee makes no sales and earns no commissions, the employer is required to pay minimum wage and overtime for the hours worked.

Failure to pay commissions or other wages owed at termination subjects an employer to additional liability for “waiting time wages” of a full day’s pay up to 30 days until the amount is paid in full.