Is that legal? Im in Texas btw.. Its very aggravating so im taking off work to go pay it today
2007-01-31 06:08:58 · 5 answers · asked by arkaintat2 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Credit
OH HECK NO!! The ONLY way your supervisor can be involved in this is if your supervisor tells the collection agency that you are not allowed these calls at work. This is grounds for harrassment and a possible suit against the collection agency.
Talk to your supervisor and find out exactly what they told him and talked to him about. ANY personal or private information dicussed with your supervisor is against the law. Unless they just called to verify you worked there, they can't discuss anything else with your boss.
If they discussed anything personal or private with yoru boss, call the company immediately!! Demand to talk to a supervisor and get all the company information you can, including who to contact regarding their legal representation. Go online and pull the Fair Credit Reporting Act and see if there is any privacy provisions on there. Also look up the number for your state's Attorney General. Inform the collection agency that discussing this private or personal information with a third party is illegal and you will be taking this up with the state's attorney general and possibly your own legal counsel since the agency's actions has adversly affected your workplace. If the agency discussing any personal or private information with your boss causes or is linked to harrassement, your ultimate firing, loss of wages, loss of promotion or any other affect on your ability to make money...the collection agency will get pummelled in court. How will you be able to pay them off if their call lead to you losing your job??
Then have your supervisor instruct the agency that they are not to call your workplace ever again.
2007-01-31 06:19:30 · answer #1 · answered by dougzinboston 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to speak to the supervisor of the Bill company and make it clear that you are writing a letter to their local District Attorney and the B.B.B. if you ever receive another phone call at your place of employment You will ask the D.A. to take action. You will mail it that day. Search the web for sample letters. This is extremely illegal on their part. It is slander to speak to your supervisor about any bills you may owe. Also Make sure you do send the letter.
2007-01-31 06:23:17 · answer #2 · answered by mommy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is your bill not your supervisor's bill. What gives them the right to speak with anyone else but you about your personal bills? I do not even think that is legal. What do they think your supervisor is going to do about it? fire you if you don't pay it? that would be stupid because then you really couldn't pay it!
2007-02-03 19:20:47 · answer #3 · answered by luciousgreeneyedlady 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Verbally abusive?" In what way? maximum creditors are monitored extremely heavily in accordance with many regulations. Your version of verbally abusive in all threat isn't as undesirable as you're making it sound. I worked in a series company for 34 years and not as quickly as heard everybody on the calling floor swear at a debtor or something like that. and that i had sturdy ears too. heavily in spite of the undeniable fact that, merely cool off. Pay the invoice. Its not the tip of the international. supply up being considered one of those toddler.
2016-10-16 09:07:50 · answer #4 · answered by hudrick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its illegal for him to actually discuss the situation with your boss, but not illegal to contact you at work, if you request not be contacted at work anymore they, by law, must stop calling your place of employment, bill collectors are jerks though, i deal with them everyday for my clients.
2007-01-31 06:13:56 · answer #5 · answered by Scott K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋