In the upcoming Direct Selling and Good Governance 2026 webinar, Dave Grimaldi, Direct Selling Association CEO, will be joined by industry attorneys Troy Keller and Chris Martinez from the Dorsey & Whitney law firm to discuss the latest in best practices for Boards of Directors in the direct selling space.
The Direct Selling Association (DSA) released a statement acknowledging that Delaware House Bill 162 failed to advance from committee. HB 162, described by many industry leaders as “anti-direct selling” legislation, would have mandated strict regulations for the channel.
In her June 13, 2026, Washington Post “Color of Money” column, personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary chronicled the devastating impact of a fraudulent scheme that left thousands of participants facing significant financial losses. Her reporting raises an important question: If consumer protection is a shared priority for regulators, journalists, consumer advocates and businesses alike, what […]
Plexus Worldwide welcomed its own leaders as well as representatives from the Direct Selling Association and the Council for Responsible Nutrition to discuss the impact of the dietary supplement and direct selling industries.
In honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States, the Direct Selling Association (DSA) released a video entitled “America at 250: Direct Selling, An All-American Story.”
The Direct Selling Association (DSA) praised an Executive Order expanding access to retirement savings for independent workers. This new Order instructs the US Department of the Treasury to establish a federal platform that would connect workers without employer-sponsored retirement plans to high-quality, low-cost Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs).
In response to the Federal Trade Commission’s recent enforcement action involving individual participants in a direct selling company, Direct Selling Association (DSA) CEO Dave Grimaldi issued the following statement:
The Direct Selling Association (DSA) released a statement commending the House Committee on Appropriations and the House Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee and Chairman Dave Joyce for addressing the FTC’s authority for rulemaking. In its appropriations markup for the full year 2026, Chairman Joyce addressed the FTC’s rulemaking on earnings claims and the […]
The US direct selling industry is a $40‑billion economic engine, empowering over 13 million Americans—75 percent of whom are women—to earn supplemental and full-time income that helps pay for groceries, utilities, childcare and other everyday essentials. Yet despite this industry’s scale, transparency and decades‑long commitment to consumer protection, the Federal Trade Commission continues to treat direct selling as an adversary rather than a partner.
As regulators examine marketing practices more closely and social media reshapes how independent sellers communicate, companies across the channel are investing more deliberately in compliance leadership.
The Direct Selling Association (DSA) brought a delegation of chief executives and senior leaders from member companies to Washington, DC to meet with federal policymakers about the state of independent work, entrepreneurship and the direct selling industry. The meetings follow the US Department of Labor’s announcement of a proposed rule to clarify the classification of independent contractors.
The Direct Selling Association (DSA) said it “welcomes” the recent announcement from the US Department of Labor proposing a rule that would clarify the distinction between employees and independent contractors. A 2024 rule previously made it harder for companies to classify workers as contractors, requiring them to offer benefits like insurance, minimum wage, overtime and other costly benefits.