The Fair Labor Standards Act does not require the payment of commissions, so employees cannot enforce their right to receive a commission by going to the federal agency that enforces the FLSA or going to court under the FLSA. However, that does not mean you are completely out of luck if you did not receive the commission that you were promised, as you may have a contractual right to receive the commissions that you earned. First, you must be certain that you had a clear agreement with your employer about the commission pay-including the rate of the commission. If you did, you should draft a letter to your employer notifying him that you are not receiving your promised commissions. If that does not resolve the case, you can seek the commissions in small claims court if the amount is relatively low. Small claims court generally does not require an attorney and the filing fees are low. If the amount is large and your state small claims court will permit, you should seek an attorney. Some states have laws that award attorney's fees to employees in pursuit of unpaid commissions.