Direct Selling Association (DSA) CEO Dave Grimaldi urged Federal Trade Commission (FTC) leadership members to make rules based on data, not assumptions. Grimaldi was participating in a panel discussion hosted by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) entitled The FTC at the Crossroads: The Path Forward for Competition and Consumer Protection where senior FTC leadership was in attendance.
In his message, Grimaldi spoke about Delaware House Bill 162, legislation that has been nicknamed the “anti-direct selling” bill and that the DSA previously called “a blanket regulation that would punish legitimate businesses and entrepreneurs across the state,” and urged the FTC to ensure that future rulemaking would be guided by data and not assumptions. The DSA has been clear that misrepresentation and consumer deception must be taken seriously, but that well-intentioned policies that are not based in facts and data can create unintended consequences.
In a statement, the DSA said: “As the FTC evaluates the future of the earnings claims rule, DSA will continue to advocate for clear, fair standards that protect consumers without penalizing the millions of Americans building businesses the right way.”
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