TheInfluencer
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? North Carolina
My wife is one of two employee's for a small boutique shop in town. She is considered the manager and is hourly. The business pays her an hourly wage pays her a commission of 2% of store sales she makes plus 10% of all online sales.
They recently had her sign a commissions contract that states a daily online sales goal plus her other responsibilities such as making the hand-made garments, posting/running the online sales, scheduling, etc.
One of the stipulations in the contract is "no hourly rate will be paid for after hours online work, commission is compensation". The owners told her that her commission is her payment for after hour work and they expect her to work from home at night to make the daily sales goals as the majority of her time at work is spent making clothes and dealing with retail sales.
I know that Federal laws only apply if the company is considered interstate commerce. A lot of the online sales do go out of state, almost all of the pre-made garments and toys are ordered and shipped from out of state, materials for the hand-made garments are bought in-state.
Is it legal for them to not pay her an hourly rate for the at-home/after hours online work or to require her to do so?
My wife is one of two employee's for a small boutique shop in town. She is considered the manager and is hourly. The business pays her an hourly wage pays her a commission of 2% of store sales she makes plus 10% of all online sales.
They recently had her sign a commissions contract that states a daily online sales goal plus her other responsibilities such as making the hand-made garments, posting/running the online sales, scheduling, etc.
One of the stipulations in the contract is "no hourly rate will be paid for after hours online work, commission is compensation". The owners told her that her commission is her payment for after hour work and they expect her to work from home at night to make the daily sales goals as the majority of her time at work is spent making clothes and dealing with retail sales.
I know that Federal laws only apply if the company is considered interstate commerce. A lot of the online sales do go out of state, almost all of the pre-made garments and toys are ordered and shipped from out of state, materials for the hand-made garments are bought in-state.
Is it legal for them to not pay her an hourly rate for the at-home/after hours online work or to require her to do so?