On Wednesday, May 1, the FTC staff released updated business guidance for multi-level marketing, which revises previous guidance from 2018. Read this article from Kelley Drye to learn more.

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After proposing a rule back in January of 2023 to potentially ban noncompetes, the FTC voted to ban noncompete agreements nationwide on Tuesday, April 23.

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The initial Momentum Factor Social Selling Update Quarterly Newsletter of 2024 has been released! Don't miss out on all of the professional news and insights for the direct selling executive.

The FTC sent letters to both the DSA and the DSSRC on Friday, March 15. While these letters or advisory opinions reflect the views of the current FTC staff and are not official Commission positions, the letter to the DSSRC raised concern about the program's guidance about income disclosure statements, and the letter to the DSA restated the FTC's position on the interpretation of the Koscot Test. Learn more in this article from Kelley Drye.

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The FTC has published inflation-adjusted civil penalty amounts for 2024 where the maximum civil penalty amount is now $51,744 per violation.

It can be demoralizing to have compliance constantly reaching out to correct claims that a seller assumed were just fine. Yes, monitoring is essential as you do not want your field to be easy target for regulators to put your company at risk.  So how do you monitor, keep the field happy and prevent future infractions at the same time? The answer is education through compliance training.

The FTC has issued warning letters to a pair of trade associations and at least a dozen influencers regarding improper social media posts. Notably, each letter also included the FTC’s notice of penalty offenses concerning misleading endorsements and indicated that the recipient could face civil penalties of up to $50,120 per violation.