At its annual Legal + Regulatory Conference, the Direct Selling Association (DSA) gathered bipartisan lawmakers, senior White House staff and legal experts. Conversations among these groups addressed the growing federal and state pressures that are intensifying surrounding independent work and the people who make their living as direct sellers.

The Direct Selling Association (DSA) will host its annual Legal + Regulatory Conference beginning December 9th through the 11th. The DSA’s lobbying for H.R. 3495, a direct selling-specific bill called the Direct Seller and Real Estate Agent Harmonization Act, successfully advanced out of committee earlier this year, a significant legislative victory for the channel.

Herbalife Ltd. was recognized with the Direct Selling Association’s (DSA) 2025 Vision for Tomorrow Award, an honor that recognizes programs that create meaningful, long-term community and industry impact and businesses that demonstrate leadership in ethics, consumer protection, best practices and social responsibility.

At its annual Direct Selling Day on Capitol Hill, the Direct Selling Association urged Members of Congress and Trump Administration officials to advance HR 3495, a bipartisan legislation that would explicitly define direct sellers and real estate agents as independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

The Direct Selling Association (DSA) announced the results of the 2025 Direct Selling Education Foundation (DSEF) Direct Selling Growth & Outlook Survey. According to the data, US retail sales in the channel reached $34.7 billion in 2024, with 34.3 million preferred customers and discount buyers.

The Direct Selling Association strongly supports H.R. 3495, the Direct Seller and Real Estate Agent Harmonization Act.

Direct Selling Association CEO Dave Grimaldi urged Federal Trade Commission leadership members to make rules based on data, not assumptions. Grimaldi was participating in a panel discussion hosted by the American Enterprise Institute entitled The FTC at the Crossroads: The Path Forward for Competition and Consumer Protection where senior FTC leadership was in attendance.

The Direct Selling Association (DSA), along with the Utah Direct Selling Coalition, testified before the Delaware Senate Banking, Business, Insurance and Technology Committee, voicing strong opposition to House Bill 162. The Delaware Bill, which the DSA described as “an unprecedented threat to the direct selling business model,” has led to intense pushback from the direct […]

Delaware House Bill 162 unsurprisingly passed the House last week—but the real fight lies ahead in the Senate. As it moves forward, it’s vital that lawmakers hear directly from those who stand to lose the most: Delaware’s direct sellers.

The Direct Selling Association (DSA) issued an advocacy alert on the Delaware House Bill 162. This legislation, which the DSA describes as “an unprecedented threat to the direct selling business model” will go to the House floor for a vote on Tuesday, June 17.

The Direct Selling Association (DSA) announced it will host a webinar on Friday, June 6 to address how direct selling companies can work to help stop Delaware House Bill 162.

The Direct Selling Association stated that Delaware House Bill 162 poses what it calls “a critical threat to direct selling,” and proposes regulations that it calls “impractical, unnecessary and unlike any imposed elsewhere in the United States.”