Erlend Tangen v. Ideacom of the Gulf Coast, Inc.

Ideacom of the Gulf Coast, Inc. (Idea-com) appeals the district court’s award of $110,500.70 in damages, plus applicable attorney’s fees and costs, following a bench trial in Erlend Tangen’s suit seeking payment of sales commissions stemming from his prior employment with Ideacom. For the reasons that follow, we affirm in part and reverse and remand in part.

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Tangen started work as a healthcare sales representative with Ideacom in 2002. His compensation included an annual base salary of $38,000 and a 5 percent commission on individual sales. In late 2008, Ideacom altered the structure of its…