If I am paid 100% by commission, is my employer legally obligated to provide some type of summary showing how they determine my bi-weekly compensation?
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If I am paid 100% by commission, is my employer legally obligated to provide some type of summary showing how they determine my bi-weekly compensation?
I work as a sales rep. My employer does not/will not provide any type of commission at sales report to explain how they determine what we are paid. I have asked multiple times and still do not receive any type of information regarding what I am being compensated for.
Asked on April 9, 2015 under Employment Labor Law, Michigan
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 9 years ago | Contributor
No, unless you have a written employment, commission, etc. agreement which rquires this documentation, they are not required to provide it. In the absence of such an agreement, the only way to get his information if the employer will not voluntarily provide it would be--if you believe you are being cheated--to bring a lawsuit against your employer for breach of contract (if there is not written agreement, the oral or verbal agreement as to your commission) and use the legal mechanisms available in a lawsuit ("discovery") to obtain the documentation and information.
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