Two weeks ago, I quit my job as an appraiser. I was an employee of the company but was paid 50% commission of work I completed, when payment was received by the company. I was also on a $150/week draw if no commission came in. Unfortunately, I did not have a written agreement with the owner, just verbal, as with every other employee there. My boss is holding on to my checks since I quit until I sign a "no compete" agreement and a confidentiality agreement. He says he can do this because we did not have a written agreement. We had an oral agreement that I would be paid for my work only if payment was received by the company and was never made contingent on my employment status. I can get cancelled checks from the bank that show what I was paid for, which can verify what percentage I was making. I do not want to sue him because chances are he wouldn't pay anyway and that could take quite awhile. Is there anything else?