If you utilize outside sales representatives to sell your products, you may have a hard time making deals economically feasible in the midst of an economic downturn. When the future is uncertain, you may be wondering how to...more
I have handled many commission cases, where someone sues, claiming they are owed commissions. The key issue in such cases is to determine if there is a written contract and then to ascertain what the vesting provisions for...more
Relying on the parties’ written employment agreement and compensation plans, a California federal district court held that an at-will employee who was laid off due to COVID-19 could not recover commissions that were not fully...more
The Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) recently issued Notice 2018-68 (the “Notice”) providing much-anticipated guidance on certain aspects of the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (the “Act”) enacted in December 2017, which, among...more
On January 1, 2013, all employers with employees in California who are paid by commission will be required to have written contracts with those employees. This law is a significant departure from the previous law, which only...more