Stowell v. Action Moving & Storage, Inc.

¶ 1. Plaintiff Arthur Stowell appeals the superior court’s order denying penalties and attorney’s fees under 21 V.S.A. § 347, claiming his employer, defendant Action Moving & Storage, Inc., improperly withheld commission payments in violation of § 342. We affirm the court’s order to the extent it held that commission payments are wages within the meaning of Vermont’s wages-and-medium-of-payment law. We reverse the court’s order, however, to the extent it held that defendant did not violate § 342 and plaintiff was not entitled to penalties under § 347. We hold that plaintiff is entitled to…