FTC Issues Proposed Rulemakings Related To Deceptive Earnings Claims

As part of a flurry of activity before the change in its leadership, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced proposed rulemakings regarding deceptive earnings claims by multilevel marketers and money-making opportunity sellers. Whether a Republican-led agency will finalize these proposals is far from clear. The proposed rulemakings include the following:

• A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing amendments to the FTC's Business Opportunity Rule (BOR)
• A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing a new rule addressing deceptive earnings claims in the multilevel marketing industry (ECR)
• An Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking asking whether the FTC should propose additional rule requirements that would apply to the multilevel marketing industry