Backman v. NORTHWEST PUB. CENTER

197 P.3d 1187 (2008)

William Harald BACKMAN, Appellant,

v.

NORTHWEST PUBLISHING CENTER, and Michael Daigle, CEO, Respondents.

No. 60223-3-I.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

September 2, 2008.

Publication Ordered December 29, 2008.

Wendy W. Chen, Hank L. Balson, Public Interest Law Group PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

David Martin Newman, The Rainier Law Group PLLC, Bellevue, WA, for Respondents.

ELLINGTON, J.

¶ 1 After William Backman's employment with Northwest Publishing Center ended, the company refused to pay him sales commissions when they came due under his contract. This amounted…