employer holding commission after termination

I live in NJ. I worked as a sales rep for a home improvement company and left my position in May. I still have not been paid my back end comissions totaling $22,000. All but $500 is from completed and closed jobs. My former employer said that it is his policy to hold all commissions until all jobs are complete. He has followed this policy in the past, but it is not in writing. The job that has the remaining commission is on hold and will not be done for many more months (from a delay that is out of my control and not my doing). Is it legal for this employer hold money from other jobs until the completion of the final one? I have in writing from the company the amount owed to me.
I was an employee of the company- on their payroll.

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