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Unpaid Commissions-Candidate Placement
Asked on Nov 17th, 2014 on Labor and Employment - Pennsylvania
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I worked for a staffing firm and helped place a candidate at a client. The client released payment for our services, and my ex-boss who was a partner with a person who worked for the client diappeared with the money. Now I'm told to forget abou the money, despite ex-employer winning arbitration and being unable to collect money from the other partner who is now in hiding. I have a contract with my ex-employer who owes me money for this placement and not his partner. I used to work out of Philly when I made this placement and now moved to Florida. Who do I need to talk to or can help me with this situation?
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The payment of commissions is governed by the Pennsylvania Wage Payment and Collection Law. If your commissions are "earned", your employer is required to pay them to you within 15 days of the normal pay cycle. You can sue the company for your commissions. If the "partners" were decisions makers on how much and when people in the company got paid, they can also be sued individually for the commissions. You can sue both your ex boss and the partner who ran away with the money. In addition to the unpaid commissions, you can seek penalties of 25% of the unpaid amount or $500 (whichever is greater) plus the imposition of attorneys fees is mandatory.
Answered on Nov 17th, 2014 at 11:16 AM