State Restricted Do Not Call Dates
February 17, 2020 – Washington's Birthday
February 25, 2020 - Mardi Gras
President Donald Trump signed the TRACED Act into law on December 30, 2019. The bill had passed both houses of Congress with near-unanimous, bipartisan support.
State Restricted Do Not Call Dates
January 1, 2020 – New Year’s Day
January 8, 2020 – Battle or New Orleans
January 20, 2020 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Canadian Restricted Do Not Call Dates
January 1, 2020 – New Year’s Day
The Senate passed the Pallune-Thune TRACED Act by voice vote on Thursday. It has previously passed the House of Representatives by a count of 417-3. President Trump is expected to sign it into law soon.
A recent ruling by the Northern District of Illinois Court in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action adds to a growing body of case law that holds that avatar technology should be considered a “precorded voice” for the purposes of telemarketing regulations.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law on Monday that places new restrictions on telemarketers calling residents of that state. The Nuisance Call Act is designed to close loopholes in the state’s existing telemarketing legislation, which was originally passed in 2001.
The Southern District of New York Court rendered a costly judgment against the defendant in Jiminez v. Credit One Bank, N.A., No. 17 CV 2844-LTS-JLC, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 203613 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 22, 2019): $197,000 for 380 calls that violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).
State Restricted Do Not Call Dates
December 24, 2019 – Christmas Eve
December 25, 2019 – Christmas Day
December 31, 2019 – New Year's Eve
Canadian Restricted Do Not Call Dates
December 25, 2019 – Christmas Day
December 26, 2019 – Boxing Day