Good day, jastenstrom.
I'm here to assist you in recording your laborer's payment.
We can track the hours worked using a timesheet and create an item for the commissions. Then, let's create a check for the payment. Before that, make sure to set up the laborer correctly so you can track them for 1099. You can follow the steps in this article: Set up a contractor in Quickbooks Desktop for Windows.
Also, here are some of the articles you can check for more details:
Please comment below if you need more help with this. Have a great day!