Consider this: a multi-national plastics seller (“Seller”) has a written contract with a plastics manufacturer (the “Manufacturer”) that labels the Manufacturer as an independent contractor of the Seller. Under the agreement, the Seller supplies material to the Manufacturer who then makes plastic products exclusively for the Seller and sells the products back to the Seller. The Seller …
Tag Archives: independent contractor
Illinois Sales Representative Act Doesn’t Apply to Construction Repair “Services” – IL 1st Dist
The Illinois Sales Representative Act, 820 ILCS 120/1 (the “ISRA”) provides a cause of action for independent sales representatives who are owed sales commissions. By covering independent contractors (as opposed to employees), the ISRA serves as a powerful gap filler to the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act, which applies specifically to employees owed wages by …