02/23/2026

Review of the FTC Funeral Rule – IN PERSON WEBINAR

By: Melissa Dickey, Attorney, Federal Trade Commission

A representative of the Federal Trade Commission will provide an overview of the requirements of the Funeral Rule. This course will address who must comply with the Funeral Rule, outline the information that needs to be included in General Price Lists, Casket Price Lists, and Outer Burial Container Price Lists, describe when funeral providers are required to provide price information to consumers, and summarize the misrepresentations that are prohibited by the Funeral Rule. The speakers will be live on a webinar during this session.

Melissa Dickey is an attorney in the Division of Marketing Practices of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection where she works on a variety of enforcement and policy matters, including serving as a co-coordinator of the FTC’s Funeral Rule program. Prior to joining the FTC in 2015, Ms. Dickey worked at the U.S. Department of Justice and in private practice. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and her Juris Doctor from Northwestern University.