1. (1) Employment does not include services performed as a licensed real estate agent if payment for such services is solely by way of commission.
2. (2) The "licensed" requirement refers to the license issued by the Utah Department of Commerce, Division of Real Estate to principal real estate brokers, associate real estate brokers, and real estate sales agents.
3. (3) The services performed as a real estate agent must be performed pursuant to a written contract and include activities generally associated with the sale of real property.

4. (4) Services performed by a worker as a licensed real estate agent are exempt if all such services are paid solely by way of commission.

   1. (a) If any part of the payment for real estate sales services is a salary, all such services are covered employment and the total payment, salary, and commission is subject to contribution payments.
   2. (b) If a worker performing real estate sales services is guaranteed a minimum salary for any pay period in which sales commissions are less than the guaranteed minimum, all earnings are subject to contribution payments when the worker is paid the guaranteed salary. In any pay period in which the commissions equal or exceed the guaranteed salary, the earnings are considered to be payment solely by way of commission and are not subject to contribution payments.
   3. (c) If a worker performing real estate sales services is given advances against future commissions and is required to repay any advances that exceed the commissions, the advances against future commissions are considered to be payment solely by way of commission.
5. (5) If a worker performs both commission sales services and other salaried services, such as an accountant, the sales are excluded from employment and the other services are included in covered employment. However, Subsection 35A-4-205(2) applies if the payment for all such services is for the same pay period.

KEY: unemployment compensation, employment tests

Date of Last Change: October 4, 2022

Notice of Continuation: March 3, 2025

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 35A-4-205