Dallenbach v. MAPCO Gas Products, Inc.

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• noting that under § 91A.8, only \ intentional violation of section 91A.3 subjects an employer to liability liquidated damages\ (emphasis added)
• noting the existence of an oral contract, as well as its terms and whether it was breached, are ordinarily questions for the trier of fact
• finding an annual bonus, whose amount is dependent on the overall profit 11 at year-end, would be considered a “wage” under chapter 91A because the employer was contractually bound to pay the annual bonus based on a specific formula
• existence of an oral contract, its terms, and whether it was breached are ordinarily questions for a trier of fact
• annual bonus was “wages” under IWPCL where employer was contractually bound to pay the bonus as part of employee’s compensation for labor or services provided
• annual bonus not wages for purposes of recovering liquidated damages

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