# Labor and Employment (GLE)

## Title 3. Employment Standards and Conditions

### Subtitle 6. Wholesale Sales Representatives

#### Section 3-607

(a) If a principal makes a revocable offer of a commission to a sales representative who is not an employee of the principal, the sales representative is entitled to the commission agreed on if:

  (1) the principal revokes the offer of commission and the sales representative establishes that the revocation was for the purpose of avoiding payment of the commission; or

  (2)

    (i) the revocation occurs after the sales representative has obtained a written order for the principal's product because of the efforts of the sales representative; and

    (ii) the principal's product that is the subject of the order is shipped to and paid for by a customer.

(b) This section may not be construed to:

  (1) impair the application of Sec. 2-201 or Sec. 2-209 of the Commercial Law Article;

  (2) abrogate any rule of agency law; or

  (3) unconstitutionally impair the obligations of contracts.

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Md. Code Ann., Lab. & Empl. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)