What to do if I quit a good paying job for a promise from my current employer for a salary plus commission position but I didn’t get the wages that I was promised?
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What to do if I quit a good paying job for a promise from my current employer for a salary plus commission position but I didn’t get the wages that I was promised?
I took a salary cut in doing so because of the promise of commission on invoiced sales that I would bring. After I got my sales up to the point where I could start making more than I was. my employer changed my commission payments based on whatever he feels he wants to pay. Do I have any way to get the wages I was was supposed to?
Asked on November 28, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Wisconsin
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MD, Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Yes, this is absolutely considered detrimental reliance and even fraud by your emploiyer. If you signed anything and if there were exchanges of emails regarding these promises and if these promises could be interpreted as contract terms, then you most certainly have a claim. Ultimately in most states, employment is at will. However, a way around that is if you have contracts with your employer about these specific jobs or job terms. Talk to a lawyer immediately and consider meeting with the labor board after you meet with your lawyer.
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