What are my rights to commissions if I left my employer voluntarily?
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What are my rights to commissions if I left my employer voluntarily?
I worked on salary and then straight commission. When I left my job, my manager wrote me a letter stating I would receive my commissions on my previous sales. The director of the company now says the manager mispoke and they won’t pay me my commissions because I wasn’t employed for 1 year. I worked for them for 4 months and when I left I asked for a voluntary leave of absense. My manager told me he wanted to have me back. Don’t they have to pay me something for the hours I worked? If they refuse to pay me for the sales that I made don’t they at least have to pay me a minimum wage for those hours?
Asked on November 10, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Michigan
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
If you have writtne documentation stating that you are entitled to your commissions upon leaving from your manager then under the laws of all states in this country you are entitled to your commissions regardles of any mispeaking on the subject.
I suggest that you consult with a labor law attorney for assistance on the subject.
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