In recent years, multi level marketing (MLM) schemes have spread like wildfire, promising dreams of financial freedom and a flexible work-life balance. Yet, behind the facade of opportunity, lies a sinister reality. MLMs have become a breeding ground for scams,…[Continue Reading...]
The former principal of a multilevel marketing organization selling a mushroom-infused coffee has been permanently banned from operating such a business and has been slapped with a $7.3 million fine. A federal court brought the contempt of court ruling against…[Continue Reading...]
Dive Brief: The Beachbody Co., a multilevel marketing company that sells workout videos, nutritional supplements and other diet- and wellness-related goods and services, misclassified its sales workforce as independent contractors, a direct sales coach has alleged in California lawsuit According…[Continue Reading...]
A new class-action lawsuit alleges that fitness and diet powerhouse Beachbody exploited its workers, leaving more than a quarter of them unpaid. The company, recently rebranded as BODi, “has been able to build its business through unpaid workers for years,”…[Continue Reading...]
Join Beachbody to shed those pounds, help others lose weight, and get rich in the process. That was the Santa Monica, California, fitness company’s sell to attract its fitness coaches, but plaintiffs allege in a class-action lawsuit Monday that they…[Continue Reading...]
Holiday Magic was a company started by William Penn Patrick, who bought into a small makeup brand, dubbed his line Holiday Magic, and began recruiting folks to sell lipstick, blush, powders and creams supposedly made from organic ingredients. For an…[Continue Reading...]
On rare and treasured occasions, a manager can be a close friend to his employees, looking out for and protecting them. But even the best manager’s patience can only be pushed so far before it snaps.The very same happened when…[Continue Reading...]
“I HAVE LITERALLY never experienced anything that has had such a profound effect on multiple levels,” gushes the wellness influencer in the caption to her Instagram story. She’s a mom of four, pretty in the way most wellness influencers are,…[Continue Reading...]
The National Competition Commission (Ministry of Industry and Trade) will inspect the operations of six multi-level marketing firms to make sure their operations are in line with the rules. The six companies include: Vinalink Joint Stock Company and Gcoop Vietnam…[Continue Reading...]
From May 19 to June 15, Washington Improv Theater (WIT) will present Not a Pyramid Scheme, an improvised show that satirizes the world of multi-level marketing (think essential oils and overpriced makeup) and get-rich-quick schemes. The original show pokes fun at capitalist…[Continue Reading...]
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