Bahr v. Technical Consumer Products, Inc.
Feb 10, 2015OUTCOME: The case settled after the sales executive prevailed in the Court of Appeals.
Employer failed to honor terms of a bonus plan by remitting only $37,000 of an $88,000 bonus earned by the top sales executive. The employer claimed the it had the right to adjust the amount of the bon ... us at any time, even after it had been earned. Mr. Worhatch fought for payment of the full bonus under a state statute allowing the executive to recover the $51,000 difference, an award doubling the amount of the unpaid bonus, and an order requiring the employer to reimburse the executive's attorney fees in successfully prosecuting her claim.
