Category: Compliance

The next installment of MomoTalks - a FieldWatch original podcast series - is now available! Listen in as host Anabelle Gilliam talks with Erin Barta, the General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Mannatech. Learn about Erin's career, while also exploring the challenges of direct selling compliance and much more. You don't want to miss this industry discussion!

Attention FieldWatchers! Check your email for the final 2024 edition of the FieldWatch Newsletter. Full of the essential news and insights for FieldWatch clients everywhere, this digital newsletter is never one to miss. Read the Q4 edition today!

Amending the Negative Option Rule, the FTC announced its final "Click-to-Cancel" Rule in order to ease consumers ability to end recurring subscriptions and memberships. Read the FTC's press release here to learn more.

This is not to be missed! Momentum Factor Founder & CEO Jonathan Gilliam was a recently featured guest on the Direct Seling Accelerator podcast with Sam Hind. You can listen to his entire discussion with Sam here.

The Q3 edition of the Momentum Factor Social Selling Update Quarterly Newsletter is now available! Don't miss out on all of the professional news and insights for the direct selling executive.

A proud annual sponsor, Momentum Factor will once again be in attendance at the 2024 DSA Legal & Regulatory Seminar being held in Washington, D.C., from October 16-18. And Momentum Factor Founder & CEO Jonathan Gilliam will also serve as moderator for a panel featuring TINA Executive Director Bonnie Patten and Kelley Drye's Ioana Gorecki on Thursday, October 17 from 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm Eastern.

On Wednesday, September 4, the staff of the FTC issued a report outlining the findings from a review of public income disclosure statements from 70 different multi-level marketers. Check out their full findings in this FTC press release.

The DSA will be holding its next DSCP Certification Program beginning on October 16 and the Momentum Factor team will again be leading the Compliance Function & Claims Module.

A recent Texas District Court decision has prevented the FTC's Non-Compete Ban from taking effect nationwide on the scheduled date of September 4. Check out this JD Supra article to learn more.

The FTC recently finalized a rule to ban fake reviews and testimonials, including those generated by AI. According to the new rule, the maximum civil penalty for those using fake reviews is $51,744 per violation.