NJ Expands Wage Law to Cover Commissions – How It Compares to PA

The New Jersey Supreme Court recently ruled that commissions are considered “wages” under New Jersey’s Wage Payment Law (“NJWPL”). This decision—which allows employees whose commissions are not timely paid to recover 200% of the unpaid commissions, plus attorneys’ fees and costs—brings the NJWPL in line with its sister state Pennsylvania’s Wage Payment Collection Law....
By: Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti,

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