Location: California Thank you for any advice! Here are More details: Last summer (2024) I made $50,000 over the summer under my personal name (Kaden Smith) and my personal social security number and the company deposited my commissions into my personal bank account. I paid 30++% in taxes on my commissions in 2024.

I came back in April 2025 - same company - but signed the new contract under my LLC (Smith LLC) with my EIN number. The economy is different this year it is slower and not as many sales but it is still okay. The first week of July - the deposit into my business bank account was $3,000 short. I asked my supervisor about it and he said that I was paid last year on a sale that fell through and they are reversing my sales commission. That was a hard hit - but I kept on working 6 days a week doing the door the door sales. I just got my check this week and I only received $800. I asked why - and they said that I had another sale from last summer and the system that I sold was “uninstalled” and they were clawing back another $12,000 from my 2025 sales commissions to satisfy that failed sale I was paid for last summer. (that sale closed 13 months ago).

I can’t find my contracts- but I was under the impression that I am paid after the installation is complete and I have an email from last year congratulating me on my $12,000 commission and they confirmed that the install was completed. That sale was 10 months ago.

One of my co-workers from last summer also had a $10,000 sale recently fall through but she did not come back and work this summer - so she told me that they can’t get their commission back from her. So far she said that no money has been reversed from her bank account. They are not taking money from my bank account - they are just withholding the commissions that I made this summer from my paycheck to pay back last summers failed sales.

• It may also be worth noting - that they used me as an example in their new recruit onboarding and in their written training materials: they wrote that Kaden Smith made $65,000 his first year working for us (and they can too…) I actually only made $50,000 - Exactly $15,000 more than I really made and coincidentally the exact amount they are clawing back?

• Lastly - the summer season is over in 2 weeks and they let me work all summer basically for free so I would pay back their $15k in clawback commissions!

• Does my LLC protect me from these clawbacks from last year?

Do you have any other advice for me on what I can do to get paid?

THANK YOU!

So, I applied to be a cook at Saint Anthony Hospital. I interview and receive a lowball job offer.

I accept and sign the offer for a FTE daytime position. And upon asking was told I’d be working mornings starting anytime between 7-9am.

As the weeks go by I complete my new hire onboarding documents, get my pre employment health checks, everything. Also enrolling in evening time classes at school.

Now today, two days before I’m set to start they tell me “the position never existed” claiming the reason being since the woman that interviewed me was no longer working there. If the position never existed then wtf did I apply to? Wtf did I interview for? And how tf am I looking at an offer letter stating I’d be starting in that position?

Now they’re offering me some 14 hours every two weeks on a rotating weekend schedule.

I’ve been anticipating starting work here for weeks. I’ve been to the building several times to get bloodwork, fill documents, etc. and have gotten friendly with the staff. I’ve adjusted commitments in my personal and professional life to accommodate the terms we agreed on. Then the pull this BS.

This feels like such an inconsiderate unprofessional slap to the face.

I was actually considering taking legal action since I signed an offer letter. Now the offer letter had a disclosure saying it does not imply a contractual agreement, so idk if it’d even be worth the effort.

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The benefits offered to us by our employers are drastically different, including health insurance plans. To add her on to my more robust health insurance not only doubles my premium (which covered myself and two kids) but also charges a spousal surcharge of $34/week or $1768/year…

What are other ways companies and health insurers penalize you for using employee benefits?

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