4Life announced its official accreditation by the Better Business Bureau for the tenth consecutive year. This BBB approval represents 4Life’s trust in the marketplace through the establishment of ethical business standards and exemplary business practices.

Medifast, the parent company of direct selling brand OPTAVIA, was recognized by US News & World Report as one of the nation’s Best Companies to Work For within the food and drink industry. This is the second consecutive year that Medifast has been included in this list.

Istanbul-based Farmasi celebrated the grand opening of its new Miami headquarters. Farmasi influencers from more than 20 countries attended, as well as the General Consul of Turkey.

The Federal Trade Commission voted to approve a final rule banning noncompetes nationwide. The commission expects the ban will promote more than 8,500 new startups each year, boost worker wages and innovation, and will protect “the fundamental freedom of workers to change jobs.”

The Federal Trade commission will host an open meeting on April 23 to vote on a proposed final rule that would prevent the enforcement of noncompete agreements by employers.

The House Education and Workforce Committee passed H.J.Res. 116, a resolution that would provide for congressional disapproval of the Department of Labor’s Independent Contractor Rule.