My wife was contacted twice at work and has asked twice not to be contacted at work, her place of biz has a policey of no calls except for emergencies..any help would greatly be appeciated..
2007-06-27 11:58:03 · 6 answers · asked by ed47433 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Do you mean debt collector? He is breaking federal laws. She can have the debt forgiven and sue for damages. There are lawyers that specialize in this.
She should not talk to them at work. She should say "Don't call me at work again" and hang up on him. If she discusses it with him, he will keep calling. She can also tell them not to call her at home again.
2007-06-27 12:11:54 · answer #1 · answered by lcmcpa 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Yes, if the debt collector got the information legitimately (from the company that she owes the money to), then yes, he can call her there. Whether or not her business allows her to take the call is another matter - the company is allowed to inform the debt collector that employees are not permitted personal calls, so it's no use calling her here because they won't put her on the phone. She should talk to her boss and explain the matter, and assure him that she has tried to end these calls.
She needs to focus on paying off that debt PRONTO or creating some sort of payment agreement with them so that they will stop hassling her.
2007-06-27 19:19:34 · answer #2 · answered by teresathegreat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They call again, record the call, tell them they are being recorded and inform them that they have been told not to contact you at your place of employment and their continuing to do so would be in violation of the Fair Credit Collections act, and any further violation, you will report the violation to the Federal Trade Commission and seek punitive damages is civil litigation. If they call after that, follow up and do those things! Oh, ya, PAY YOUR BILLS!
2007-06-27 19:04:17 · answer #3 · answered by Jim 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, they definitely cannot. You should have her note the times of the calls and the person who called her. Send them a letter requesting they don't call her at work (send it registered or certified so they can't deny getting it). If they call again, note down the details. You should call these people http://www.nclc.org/. You may even have cause for a suit if it causes her damage at work.
2007-06-27 19:11:29 · answer #4 · answered by tails 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have her write to them to stop calling her and if they continue to harass her, she will have proof. Make sure that she includes that she had already verbally told them to not call twice. That way if she needs to file any kind of tort claim against them for jeapordizing her job then she will have proof.
2007-06-27 19:02:57 · answer #5 · answered by Eisbär 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. They upon your request, they must stop. If they call again, have your wife tell them that they are putting her job in jeopardy, and she will contact an attorney if they call again.
2007-06-27 19:02:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋