The crucial question of law for the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Daryl Sutula-Johnson’s lawsuit against Office Depot under the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act was whether the quarterly compensation her former employer called an “incentive payment” — for meeting a quarterly target on sales of office furniture — qualified as a “commission” (rather than merely being a “bonus”) under the statute.In addition to a salary, Sutula-Johnson received quarterly …