Category: Compliance

A federal court granted the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) request to temporarily shut down an alleged pyramid scheme known as “Success By Health,” and to freeze the assets of the company and its executives.

It's fall and you know what that means — it's time to get the team ready for Salt Lake City in January! The 2020 Direct Selling Legal & Compliance Summit (DSLC) is coming fast!

In a case that is sure to reverberate across the direct selling industry, AdvoCare and its former CEO are required to pay $150 million in fines for allegedly operating a pyramid scheme. Join Momentum Factor's CEO Jonathan Gilliam and prominent direct selling attorney Spencer Reese on October 9 for a webcast as they provide you concrete steps to protect your company from what could be a new FTC approach to the industry.

The Direct Selling Legal & Compliance Summit (DSLC) is BACK and this year we'll be hosting this extraordinary conference in Salt Lake City! Save the date - January 19-21, 2020.

The bottom line for direct sellers is that if the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) loses its 13(b) authority, it loses its punch. Legitimate direct selling companies do not fear squaring off against the FTC so long as they are not blind-sided.

Momentum Factor is pleased to announce new recruiting and talent acquisition services specializing in legal and compliance in addition to IT, software, data, operations and logistics.

For the first time in direct sales history, a truly independent self-regulatory body has been created to enforce social media and marketing rules among all direct selling companies, and their independent sales force. Join Momentum Factor's CEO Jonathan Gilliam and DSSRC Executive Director Peter Marinello for a lively webcast conversation on April 4th about how your company can stay out of hot water with this powerful new enforcement entity.

Momentum Factor is taking a major step forward in bringing Artificial Intelligence (AI) to direct sellers to help them deal with the massive task of managing and enforcing compliance online.

Momentum Factor CEO Jonathan Gilliam recently interviewed Peter Marinello, Executive Director of the Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council (DSSRC) to learn how the program will impact the compliance function of direct sellers.

Esquire delves into moves made against retailers that sell CBD-infused products in New York City, Ohio, and Maine.