Fired worker makes claim for unpaid commissions of more than $600,000

‘While the language wasn't explicitly clear, the employment agreement did provide for payment of some commissions’

Fired worker makes claim for unpaid commissions of more than $600,000

“Employers should understand that courts will, as a matter of principle, read contracts as they are, and with the idea that what's written down is intended by the parties. And when you have a situation where an employment contract or offer letter refers to a specific entitlement, it would be difficult for an employer to contradict or deny that entitlement in the face of language that suggests the entitlement is there.” 

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