Changes for Independent Contractor Income Reporting in California
As part of its effort to keep track of parents who are delinquent or dodging child support payments, California requires that anyone conducting business in California and which retains independent...
View ArticleFDA Issues Draft Guidelines for Notification of New Dietary Ingredients
Just last week, the Food & Drug Administration issued draft guidelines for when manufacturers and distributors of dietary supplements need to notify the FDA of so called “new dietary ingredients”...
View Article7 Reasons Why Owners and Management Shouldn’t Hold Genealogy Positions and...
Should company owners and managers hold genealogy positions? Here are seven reasons why it may not be wise: The financial benefit for owners to hold a genealogy position is a fallacy. Owners holding...
View ArticleRevised Green Guides Issued by FTC
The Federal Trade Commission has released an updated version of the “Green Guides,” also known as 16 CFR Part 260: Guides For the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims. The revision modifies and...
View ArticleYou Mean We Have to Collect Sales Taxes?
Yes, you just may have to—and in states other than where your business is located. Most entrepreneurs and business people understand that if they have a business location, employees, or business assets...
View ArticleFTC Updates Online Advertising Disclosure Guidelines
The Federal Trade Commission has updated its online advertising disclosure guidelines to reiterate that just because the media are new or rapidly changing does not mean that the law and FTC regulations...
View ArticleFTC Attorney Covers Deceptive Representations at DSA Teleconference
The Direct Selling Association’s recent Code Responsibility teleconference featured a presentation on deceptive representations in earnings claims by FTC attorney Janice Kopec. An earnings claim is a...
View ArticleFTC Amends Door-to-Door Sales Rule (Not Really)
The FTC recently announced that it has finalized the amendments to the Federal Cooling-Off Rule, (aka Door-to-Door Sales Rule). The amended Rule will go into effect on March 13. When the proposed...
View ArticleFTC Issues Long-Awaited Guidance to Multilevel Marketing Companies
After what seems like an eternity, the FTC has issued guidance to multilevel marketing (MLM) companies. As guidance, the document issued on January 4, 2018 does not carry the force of law, but is...
View ArticleWho are the Real Leaders?
“I have to check with my leaders.” That’s a typical response I get when I discuss changing a comp plan or policies with a client. What they generally mean is that they have to get the buy-in from their...
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