Amway, affiliates face $225 million payout over alleged deceptive business practices
📍 The outcome
Amway and its affiliates agreed to a $225 million settlement to resolve FTC and Washington state allegations of unfair and deceptive recruiting practices. The payment finalizes the claims that the multilevel marketing company misled recruits, ending the regulatory dispute.
Epilogue added 26d ago, after coverage quieted.
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Amway, affiliates face $225 million payout over alleged deceptive business practices MLive.com · 50d ago broke it first
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