Stahl v. Delicor of Puget Sound, Inc.

In this case, we must determine whether delivery drivers and vending machine stockers, like Roy Stahl, are exempt workers under the retail sales exemption (RSE), RCW 49.46.130(3), of the Washington Minimum Wage Act (MWA), chapter 49.46 RCW. Delicor of Puget Sound, Inc., argues the Court of Appeals erred when it reversed the trial court’s summary judgment dismissal of Stahl’s suit. The Court of Appeals held that in order to earn a commission within the meaning of the MWA, an employee must be involved in the selling of a product or service and that Stahl did not earn a commission within the…