JCI Sales Reps Sue Company Over Commissions Change

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*******, ** *** *********** ****, *** faces ******* **** ** **** ******* is ******** * ******** *** *** various *** *********** ** *********** ****** against *** *******, **** **** ******* us **** **** *** *********** *** selling ** ******* ********* ** **** case **********. *** ***** ****** *** more ** ********* ***** **** ***** commissions ** **** *********.

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******* ********, ***** *** ****** ******* ***** growth, ** ******* ** *** ******* of ********* *** ********** ********* ** avoid ****** ***** *************** *** ******** staggered *********** ***** ********** *********.

********* ** *** *********, *** ******* ************ *** "*************" commissions *** **** ***** ***** ******** in ******* ****. *** *********** ******** to **** ** ********* ** ******* for **** ** *** "******* *******" sales ****, ********* ***** ** ****, fire, *** ********.

*** ********* ** ****'* ********* ***** the ******* ** ********** **** ** has ******** *** ********** ********* ******* providing ******* ** *** *******. *** company **** ******** ** ******* ********** information ***** *** ****. ********* ******* that *** ******* ******** ********* **** them **** **** ** ******* ****** payments.

** *** *********** ** *** **** and ********** **** *********, ** ***** that *** ************ ***** ************* ******** morale *** *** **** ***'* ****-**** sales. *******, *** ******* *** **** strong ******** ******* *** ******** ****** based ** **** ********* **** **** submitted ** *** *******.

**** **** ******** ******** ** ** *** ********* Business *******, ***** *** *** *****. ****,*** * ***+ ******* ******** *********** **** ****** *** ********* ********* the *******.

Timing *** ***** ******

*** ********* **** **** **** ***** "backlogs" **** ****** **** ***** ** the **** **** *** ********* *** changed ******* ** * ***** ****** in ********* ****. *** ****** ********* financial ********* *******,********* ** *******.** * ****** ** *** ****, JCI ******* ****** ***********, *** **** were ***** ** *** "*******," *** employees ****.

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*** ******* *** ****** *** ********* filed *** ******** ***** ****** ** January **** ** ****** ** *** company's ***** *************** **********. ********* ** the *********, *** ********* *** ******** under * "********** ***** ********* ****," which ******** ********* **** *.*%-*% ** the ****** ***** * ***** ******** as ** "*********."

*** *******, *** ********* ******** *** sales ********* ** ******* **% ** commission ***** ****-**** ********* ******* *** the **** ********** * "*******" **** out ** ******** ************, ********* ** the *********. *** ** ******** ****, the ******* ******** ******* *** ********** structure, *** ** **** ********* ** would **** ****** ********** *********** ** existing *********, *** ********** *******.

***** *** ********* ***** ********** ********, these ******** *** *** **** *****, meaning **** ***** **** ** ******** that *** ****** *** ** ****** years ** ** ********* ******* ** employee's ************.

*** **** ** *** *** ***** employees, *** ****** ********** *********** ******** to ******* $**,*** *** $***.***.**. ***** on ** ******* ** *** *********** owed ***** *** ******** ** *** named **********, ***** ************ ******* *** 400 ********* ***** ** ***** $** million. **** ******** ** ****** ************. According ********** ****, *** ******* *** **** **** 7,700 ***** ********* ********, **** **** in *** **.

***** ******** **** ** ****-******** ** individuals *** *** ****** ********, ** suggests *** ****** ** ********** *** be *** ******* **** **** ** stated ** *** *********.

*** ******* ****** ******* ****** ** contract, ****** ** *** ******* **** of **** ***** *** **** *******, unjust **********, ****** **** ******* *** claims (*** ******-***** *********), *** ******** Wage ******* *** ****** (*** ********-***** employees). ***** **** *******, *** ********** are *******:

declaratory ****** ******* **** Johnson Controls is required to pay commissions to the Named Plaintiffs and the Class going forward in accordance with the terms of the Parties’ agreementand ****** ** *******, ** *** ***** ** *** Commission Sales Incentive Planunder ***** *** ************ ************ **** *********’* ******** *** ********. [******** *****.]

Contract ********* ********

***** ********** ********** ******* ******** **** year ** ****, *** ******* ********* maintained * ****** ** ****** ***** representatives ********** ***********, ********* ** *** complaint. ********* *** ******* ** ***** to ***-************ ***** ********* ******** * payout ** **% ** ***** ********** commissions, ********* ** *** **********.

*** ******* ********* *** ******* ********* in *** ********* ** *******:

*** **** ******** ******** ***** ********** allege **** *** ** **** *** agreed ** *** *********** ***** ** the **** ** ****** **** **** were ******:

“*** **** ********* ******* ***** ** the ********* **** ** **** **** will *** **** ***** ********* ***** this **** ***will ** **** ** ********** **** *** **** ** ****** ** **** ** *******.” [emphasis added]

** **** ** **** *** ********, it ***** ********** ***'* *** ****.

*******, *** ****** ********* *** ********** Sales ********* **** **** *** ********* as ******** ** *** ****, ** we **** ****** ** ********* ******* any ******** *** **** ********* ******* Controls ** ******* ****** *** "*************" commissions ********* ** ******* ** ******** conditions ** ***** *******.

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*** *** *** *** ***** * response ** *** *********. *** **** remains ******* ** ********* ******* *****.

** ** ***** ** ****, * representative *** *** ******* **** **:

*** ******* ** *** ************ ** directly **** ** *** ******* ** our ******, *** ** ********* ****** our ********* ** **** ******* ***** growth *** ************.We ******** *** ***** ********* ******* ** ****** ***** **** *** ******* ******** to deliver smart, healthy and more sustainable environments for our customers. We will continue to assist our sales organization to ensure a seamless ********** ** *** ******* *********** *****. [Emphasis Added.]

*** *** ************ ******** ** *** whether *** *********** ** *** ***** contracts *** *********** ** *** ********* was ******** ** ******* *** ******* intends ** ***** *** *******.

JCI *********

***** ******* *** ****** *** *********, including *** *** *** ************* ** the *******, ****** ** ***** ** IPVM ***** *** **** *** *** commission ****** ******. *** ** *** employees ****** ** *** **** ***** division, *** *** ****** ** ********.

*** ********* **** **** **** *** most ****** ********** ******* **** ********** and **** *********** **** ** ***** past. ***** **** *********** *** "*************" commissions, *** ********* **** **** **** the ******* ******** *** ********-***** ********** structure **** * *****-***** ******.

*** ******* ******** **** ****** *** likely ******** ***** *** *** ******* as ***** *************** ***** ******* ********** to ****** ***** ****** *************, *** employees **** ****. ******-***** ******** **** largely **** *********** ** *** ***** representatives' ********** *** *** ******* ********** the *******, ********* ****.

"* **** *** ****** *** *** of *** ***** ***," *** ** the ********* **** **, ********* ** JCI's ****** **, ***** *********** **** calendar **.

"*******-******** *** ******** *** ***** ** sales," *** ******** **** **. "*** had ******* *** *********** ****** ***, talking ***** ****, ******** *** '**** are ** ***** ** **? ** we **** ** *****?'".******* ******** **** us **** ******** ** *** ******* quietly **** *** ***** ***** "'*** need ** ***, **** ** *********.' Every ****** ******* **** *** ****** sue."

*** *** ******* ***-**** "******" ******** to ********* ** **** **** ****** to *** *** ********** *********, *** they **** *** ***** ** **** employees **** **** *** **** **** conditions **** ** *** ***-******* **********, the ********* ****.

************* *** ********* ** ******** ************* ******* *********:

Slowing ******

** *** ***** ***** ***'* **** merger **** ****, *** ******* *** struggled **** ****** *** ******* ******* growth.

*** ***** *** ****** **** ****, which ***** ****. ** ****, **** up *% **** *** ******** ****, slightly ***** *** **** ** ****** in **** *** ****. *** *** fourth ******* ** ****, *** ***** rose **** *% ****-****-****.

*********, *******, ******* & ************** ******** for **** **** ** ****** *% from *** ******** ****. **** **** to ****, **&* **** **%.

** *** ******** *******, *** ******* also ***** **** ** *** * "record ******* ** $**.* *******," ***** increased *% ****-****-**** ***********. ********* ** the **********, *** ******* ********** ******* contracts *** ***** **** ***** **** been **** * ******** ** ******* under *** ****** ********** *********.

*** *****,******** ** **** ******* **** ********, ******* **** ***** ******** ******** 1% ***********, **** *** ****** ******** division ********* *% ** ****. ** the ******** ******** ****, *** ******* announced, "******** ********* ******* **$**.* *******, ********* *% *********** ****-****-****," ****** we ******* ** ***** **** ** that ** *** ** ****** ** completing ******** *** ** *** ***** attack, ***** *** ********* **** **** $23 ******* ** *** ******** *******.

Likely *** ********

***** ** *** *** *** ***** any ********, *** *** * ***** of ********* ********* ** *** ***** if ** ***** ** ******* *** lawsuit ** ****** ******* ********. *** instance, ** *** ******* ** *** contracts *** ***** ********** ********, *** company *** **** ******** ****** **** options *** ******** ** ********* ***********.

*** ******* *** **** ***** **** no ******** ******* ** ***** ** no ******* ******** ********** ******* **** the ***** ********* *** ********* **** and ***** **** ***** **** *** to ******* *******.

*** *********** ***** ********* ******* *** ******* *** ******* ** commissions. *******, **** ******, ********* ****** and ******** ******* ******* ********** ********* and ******* **** **** ****** ** paid.

Next ***** ** *****

********** ****** **** ** ********* * ******* ** ******* *****, meaning **** *** ********* *** ***** mid-February ** ****** ** ******. *** company *** **** ****** * ****** to ******* *** *********.

*** ********* ******* *** ***** ***** the ******* ******** ** *** *********, allowing **** ******* ** ****** **** documents *** ***********, **** ** ******** commissions ** ***** *********.

Next ***** **** ***** ****

******* *** **** ** ***** ** court, ** ******* *** **** ** do **** *** ***** ****. ***** it **** *****, ***** *****, ***************, to *** **** ** ***** *** revolt? ** **** ** **** **** sense ** **** ***** ********* **** are ********** *** *** ****** ***** quota?

** ** *** *** *** **** answers *** *** ** ** ** navigating ********* ********* **** ********* ** deliver ********* ******* *** ********* *********** who *** ********* ** **** *******.