Labor and Employment Law Blog

Utah Affirms Again – Implied Covenants, Even Good Faith and Fair Dealing, Do Not Trump Express Covenants

On October 29, 2019, the Utah Supreme Court issued a rare decision reversing the Utah Court of Appeals. At issue was whether an at-will salesperson who had completed six contracts for sale of television services, and who was terminated before they were installed, had earned the commissions on those sales. In Vander Veur v. Groove […]

October 31, 2019 | 2 min read | Tagged: Commissions, Covenant, good faith and fair dealing, implied covenant, salesperson, Utah

Mark Morris Partner

California Employers Must Pay Commissioned Employees Separate Rest Break Pay

In California, employers are required to provide non-exempt employees with a ten minute paid rest break for every four hours worked or major portion of four hours worked (defined as anything more than two hours). A California appellate court ruled on February 28, 2017, in Vaquero v. Stoneledge Furniture LLC, that employees paid on a […]

March 6, 2017 | 1 min read | Tagged: California, Commissions, Paid Breaks, Rest Break

Erin Leach Former Associate

Christy D. Joseph Of Counsel