The Direct Selling Association (DSA) alerted companies of a new field assistance bulletin by the US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour division that provides guidance about how to determine employee or independent contract status when enforcing the Fair Labor Standards Act. Included in the advisory is confirmation that the challenging worker classification 2024 rule […]

The Direct Selling Association (DSA) and Amway made an appearance at the Missouri House Commerce Committee Hearing to push for the passage of HB1120 and HB1138, bills that would clearly define and establish penalties for operating or participating in a pyramid promotional scheme.

The Direct Selling Association (DSA) said it “applauds” the efforts of US Senator John Curtis for raising concerns about the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) recently proposed rules that target the direct selling industry and the small business owners involved in the channel.

The Direct Selling Association hosted its 2024 Legal & Regulatory Conference in Washington, D.C., uniting key industry leaders, policymakers and consumer advocates to address regulatory trends impacting direct selling.

The Direct Selling Association (DSA) held its fall board meeting as well as Day on Capitol Hill. Together, DSA Chairman and 4Life President and CEO Danny Lee, along with more than 100 direct selling executives and independent contractors, met with representatives from both the House and Senate to discuss the potential of direct selling and […]

The Direct Selling Association (DSA) hosted its third annual DSA Social Media Day: Field Edition, welcoming more than 5,500 distributors across North America.

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.

The Federal Trade Commission issued a letter to the Direct Selling Association to restate its position on the interpretation of the Koscot test. The letter was sent by Lois Greisman, Associate Director, who expressed concern about a 2004 FTC letter that addressed the commission’s stance on compensation based on personal consumption.

The Direct Selling Association (DSA) released a statement saying it strongly supports the bicameral Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution introduced by Congressman Kevin Kiley (R-CA) and Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) that would overturn the Department of Labor’s (DOL) recent worker classification rule. The DSA, who believes the rule “threatens the ability for millions of […]

Danny Lee, 4Life President and CEO and Chairman of the Direct Selling Association (DSA), joined a coalition of direct selling executives for a CEO Congressional briefing at the US Senate Office Building.

The Direct Selling Association (DSA) hosted its sixth session in its Women’s Entrepreneurship Roundtable Series, this time meeting with Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks in Davenport, Iowa.

Effective March 11, 2024, the US Department of Labor’s Final Rule, called the Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, is expected to create further limitations for millions of entrepreneurs classified as independent contractors.