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Labor/Employment

Nov. 3, 2009

Button Up Those Commission Plans

Christina Kotowski of Fisher & Phillips examines Nein v. HostPro, Inc. and how to ironclad commission plans to pass the test.

EMPLOYMENT

By Christina Kotowski

An employer recently found itself in the unenviable position of defending a lawsuit brought by a former sales employee, who alleged that the employer owed him a commission of 20 percent on a $12 million deal he brokered with AT&T. After three and a half years of litigation, an appellate court ruled in the employer's favor because the salesperson's employment agreement contained two critical provisions. Would your compan...

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