Category: Regulatory

In case you missed it or want to re-watch the July 8th discussion, a full recording of the SSN Webinar - State of the Channel: Unpacking the Overturn of Chevron is now available.

The U.S. House Energy & Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Innovation, Data & Commerce held a hearing on Tuesday, July 9, regarding the 2025 FTC budget that also delved into congressional oversight of the agency following the U.S. Supreme Court decision that overruled the Chevron case in June.

Register today for this SSN Webinar on the State of the Channel: Unpacking the Overturn of Chevron on Monday, July 8 at 1 pm Central featuring Momentum Factor's Founder & CEO Jonathan Gilliam, Baker Hostetler's Linda Goldstein and Brian Bennett of the DSA.

On Friday, June 28, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the decades-old Chevron Decision and in the process weakened federal regulators. Learn more in this article from Social Selling News (SSN).

Believe it or not, the calendar has turned another month since it was officially announced that the DSLC Summit is returning to Salt Lake City in 2025 from Wednesday, February 12 through Friday, February 14! That means it is time to block your calendar and make plans to join us at the Hyatt Regency Salt Lake City for direct selling's premier event.

The DSSRC - part of BBB National Programs - will be holding its virtual Direct Selling Summit on Tuesday, June 4, and Momentum Factor's own Travis Wilson will be presenting.

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.

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.

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.

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