Trade Group for Amway, Mary Kay Wants States to Limit Labor Suits

A trade group for multilevel marketing companies, such as Amway and Mary Kay, is pushing for state employment law changes that would short-circuit worker classification lawsuits. And Indiana may be the 39th state to implement such a law.

The Direct Selling Association wants “direct sellers” classified as independent contractors rather than as employees, whose status raises a host of requirements for marketing firms.

The latest advancement in the business group’s push came March 11 with the Indiana House passage (92-to-2) of Senate Bill 231, which would classify “direct sellers” as independent contractors, mirroring the Internal Revenue Code.

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