The Direct Selling Association submitted comments to the Federal Trade Commission, stating the FTC should solidify its rulemaking as pertaining to earnings claims before it moves forward with any updates to the Business Opportunity Rule.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed a new rule that would ban employers from imposing noncompete clauses on workers. The proposed rule is based on the FTC’s preliminary finding that noncompete clauses constitute an unfair method of competition, which is in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act.

According to a new study commissioned by Herbalife Nutrition, almost half of Americans planned to make a New Year’s resolution. Just a few weeks into January, 1/3rd say they already have doubts they will stick to those lofty goals.

The Direct Selling Association, in conjunction with Multibrain, is holding a workshop today to discuss the state of social media and its use in the direct selling industry in 2023.

The Federal Trade Commission published revised amounts for civil penalties that have been adjusted for new inflation rates, as required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 2015.

On September 21, 2022, direct sellers from across the nation arrived in Washington, D.C., to help Members of Congress understand how direct selling provides a flexible and low-risk pathway to entrepreneurship, just as it has for the 7.3 million direct sellers in the U.S. today.