I'm pretty sure this was standard practice at a place I worked at in nyc as well. I think because this is commission pay, not actual salary. I do think it wou

I'm pretty sure this was standard practice at a place I worked at in nyc as well. I think because this is commission pay, not actual salary. I do think it would be illegal to claw back enough to fall below their salary, whatever that may be, but salaries in sales are often pretty low. eg $40k/year after a training period.