Sales Commission Violations

Missouri provides a statutory remedy for failure to pay sales commissions. “The sales commission statutes focus on the timely payment of sales commissions earned by a sales representative under contract with a principal.” Lapponese v. Carts of Colorado, Inc., 422 S.W.3d 396, 401 (Mo. App. E.D. 2013). The statute authorizes a recovery of attorney fees and additional damages/penalties “as if the sales representative were still earning commissions calculated on an annualized pro rata basis from the date of termination to the date of payment.” Id. at 401-02. “Termination,” in this context, means “any termination of the sales representative-principal relationship.” Id. at 404.

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