KAYE v. ARTMATIC CORPORATION

There are issues of fact which preclude summary judgment on plaintiff's claim for statutory damages for commissions allegedly not timely paid to the decedent pursuant to Labor Law § 191-c, including whether the decedent falls within the statutory definition of a "sales representative" or was an "independent contractor" (Labor Law § 191-a [d]). Accordingly, it was proper for the court to refer the unresolved factual issues to a Referee. We note that the statute should be interpreted with an emphasis placed on whether the decedent, if found to be a sales representative, solicited orders from New York and not upon the location of the customers.

Concur — Ellerin, J.P., Rubin, Asch, Nardelli and Mazzarelli, JJ.