Sorry, I overlooked the title of the discussion and thought we were continuing from the other discussion and speaking about distributors selling direct.
But you were speaking about manufacturers.
As to your statement "all these regulations can be avoided with a healthy partner program", I can't say I see it.
I do see a exemption that looks promising namely,
Finally, the Act does not apply to warranties on products sold for resale....
but that would only apply to claims made by the reseller, not the consumer.
Otherwise, very few warranties would ever be affected by this act, as the vast majority of consumer product is sold "for resale" at some point before purchase.
This is spelled out here:
What Manufacturers Must Do
If you are a manufacturer and offer written warranties, you must provide retailers of your product with the warranty materials they will need to meet their requirements as described above.
So, I don't see how a channel program or not obviates this manufacturer duty.