Toyota-Lift of Minnesota, Inc. v. American Warehouse Systems, LLC v. Les Nielsen

OPINION

HUDSON, Justice.

We are presented here with a claim that commissions earned under an employment agreement áre governed by statutory penalty provisions and those penalties may not be offset against other damages. , Stated otherwise: May an “offsetting liability” owed to the employer be considered when determining whether an employee “recovers” a greater sum of wages than the employer tendered in good faith, for the purpose of deciding whether a penalty may be imposed on the employer under Minn.Stat. § 181.14 (2014)? The court of appeals held that no offset was permissible. We affirm the…