6th Circuit Reinstates Collective Suit Over Hhgregg’s Commission-Only Pay

(October 17, 2017, 2:19 PM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — A split Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Oct. 12 reversed a trial court’s dismissal of a collective action accusing hhgregg Inc. and Gregg Appliances Inc., owner and operator of more than 220 appliance and electronic stores across the country, of violating federal and state wage laws in part by advancing commission-only employees a “draw” when their commissions fall below minimum wage and then requiring it to be paid back upon termination (Robert Stein, et al. v. hhgregg Inc., et al., No. 16-3364, 6th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 19908)....

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