State Restricted Do Not Call Dates
July 3, 2020 – Independence Day Observed
July 4, 2020 – Independence Day
July 24, 2020 – Pioneer Day
Canadian Restricted Do Not Call Dates
July 1, 2020 – Canada Day
While everybody waits to see if the government-backed debt exemption leads to the Supreme Court potentially invalidating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) entirely, a district court somewhat surprisingly decided to enforce that same debt exemption.
As we enter the summer of an election year, we are seeing further evidence of how the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) poses risks for political campaigns. This week, a TCPA class action was filed against the erstwhile presidential campaign of Vermont senator Bernie Sanders.
Craig Cunningham is among the most notorious serial plaintiffs in consumer protection law, but his most recent attempt to enrich himself thanks to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) has been unsuccessful.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has made enforcement of robocall violations, particularly those involving spoofed numbers, a top priority, particularly since the passage of the TRACED Act at the end of last year.
In the latest decision in the ongoing Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action against President Trump’s re-election campaign, the Eighth District Court of Appeals adopted the expansive definition of what constitutes an Automatic Telephone Dialing System (ATDS) previously set forth in the Ninth Circuit’s infamous, landmark decision in Marks v. Crunch San Diego, LLC.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued letters to three gateway providers demanding that they shut off traffic to overseas robocallers whom the Commissions have identified as engaging in scam calls related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
State Restricted Do Not Call Dates
June 1, 2020 – Jefferson Davis' Birthday
June 3, 2020 - Confederate Memorial Day
Canadian Restricted Do Not Call Dates
June 21, 2020 – Aboriginal Day
June 22, 2020 – Discovery Day
June 24, 2020 - St. Jean Baptiste Day
Last Friday, the Minnesota Department of Commerce issued Regulatory Guidance 20-27 clarifying remote work procedures for the debt collection industry and extending that guidance to cover Governor Tim Walz’s extension