RMC & ASSOCIATES, INC. v. Beasley

RMC Associates, Inc., appeals from a judgment awarding Gary Beasley treble damages, attorney's fees, and costs, pursuant to § 8-24-3, Ala. Code 1975, as a consequence of RMC's failure to pay Beasley a sales representative's commission upon the termination of his employment.

Section 8-24-3 is the penalty provision of an act dealing with "Sales Representative's Commission Contracts," §8-24-1 et seq., Ala. Code 1975 ("the Act").

"The [Act] requires that commissions `due at the time of termination' be paid within 30 days, but it also requires that commissions yet to accrue be paid within 30 days of…