Lawcurious
12-23-2005, 01:34 PM
I work in theater sales dept.
I get paid a commission on all orders after we reach our quota.
I am paid some indeterminate time after the show closes.
Because I am laboring now (procuring clients, processing payment) for shows that may not open for a year or more, I asked my employers what should happen to my future commissions if I left my post.
To my surprise, they said that I would have to be presently working at the company at the time they ISSUED the check in order to be paid.
I know that can't be right.
Does anyone know the proper commission protocol and/or what I can do to protect myself?
I get paid a commission on all orders after we reach our quota.
I am paid some indeterminate time after the show closes.
Because I am laboring now (procuring clients, processing payment) for shows that may not open for a year or more, I asked my employers what should happen to my future commissions if I left my post.
To my surprise, they said that I would have to be presently working at the company at the time they ISSUED the check in order to be paid.
I know that can't be right.
Does anyone know the proper commission protocol and/or what I can do to protect myself?
