The Federal Trade Commission suggests an industry-self regulation group’s guidance for direct sellers’ income claims doesn’t track with the agency’s regulations, an argument the group says it will address when the FTC publishes a rule for earnings claims.
MLM Group Not Buying FTC Executive’s Concerns About Its Income Disclosure Guidance
FTC Division of Marketing Practices assistant director concerned direct selling self-regulation group’s guidance “will encourage deceptive conduct and facilitate deceptive earnings claims.” DSA president says the concerns might reflect the thinking of agency’s staff more than the intent of the agency’s regulations.