No recruiter who solicits a purchase or investment from any recruit may do any of the following:

1. (1) Make any false, deceptive or misleading representation to that recruit.
2. (2) Misrepresent the nature of the work which the recruiter offers or may offer to that recruit.
3. (3) Misrepresent the nature or amount of earnings which a recruit may make.
4. (4) Misrepresent that an offer to engage a recruit as an independent contractor is an offer to engage that recruit as an employee.

5. (5) Make any statement or representation which is part of a scheme whose purpose is not to recruit workers to perform work.

   Note: See also s. 100.18 (9), Stats., which prohibits “bait and switch” advertising.

6. (6) Misrepresent the recruiter’s identity.

History

History: Cr. Register, July, 1996, No. 487, eff. 8-1-96.