(WASHINGTON D.C.) – The Direct Selling Association, a national trade association representing direct selling companies, supports the bi-partisan introduction of the Direct Selling and Real Estate Agent Harmonization Act, Bill Number 5419, by Reps. Tim Walberg (R-MI), Tony Cardenas (D-CA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), and Blake Moore (R-UT). Similar legislation has been introduced in past Congresses as applicable to direct sellers—this legislation would explicitly include real estate agents as well.
DSA President Joseph N. Mariano commended the introduction of this important legislation, saying “The independent contractor status of direct sellers has been vital to the business model for decades. This legislation recognizes there is bi-partisan support that direct sellers and real estate agents are true independent contractors. As Congress and the Administration debate the merits of independent work in our recovering economy, we hope that the independent contractor status of direct sellers and real estate agents will continue to be supported.”
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