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Telemarketing Restrictions During Emergencies

Over the last several months, telemarketers have confronted a new reality that forces them to understand the implications of declarations of public health and other emergencies issued by local, state, and federal governmental agencies. Various jurisdictions have telemarketing restrictions that are triggered upon such declarations, making recent months and the foreseeable future a particularly tricky […]

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Telemarketing Contracts: Worth Your While Before You Dial?

Blog, Telemarketing Law / David Klein

Communicating with consumers via telephone and text messaging has been a popular tool for businesses for decades. With the increasing need for social distancing brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic, however, and despite some state restrictions on telemarketing activities during this period of uncertainty, telemarketing has become an even more useful advertising and consumer outreach

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Virginia’s Amended Telemarketing Regulations Go into Effect on July 1

Blog, Telemarketing Law / David Klein

On April 2, 2020, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed a bill into law that amends the State’s Telephone Privacy Protection Act (the “Act”). The amendments to Virginia’s telemarketing regulations are intended to curb caller ID spoofing and broaden the definition of what a “telephone solicitation call” is within the meaning of the statute. Additionally, the

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Telemarketing in a State of Emergency

Blog, Telemarketing Law / David Klein

Within a few short weeks, Covid-19 (“Covid-19”), the disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, has affected nearly all aspects of life in America. The United States has declared a state of emergency, and multiple states of the Union have followed suit. In addition to Covid-19’s pervasive effects on business, companies engaged in telemarketing also

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Understanding Telemarketing Law

Blog, Telemarketing Law / David Klein

What is Telemarketing Law? Understanding the complexities of telemarketing law is challenging. Under federal law, telemarketing is defined as “the initiation of a telephone call or message for the purpose of encouraging the purchase or rental of, or investment in, property, goods, or services, which is transmitted to any person.” 47 C.F.R. § 64.1200(f)(12). The

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Changes Coming to New York Telemarketing Law

Blog, Telemarketing Law / David Klein

On March 1, 2020, New York’s “Nuisance Call Act” will go into effect, bringing significant change to the existing New York telemarketing law. The legislation, which was signed into law by Governor Andrew Cuomo on December 2, 2019, is intended to close a loophole in New York’s Do Not Call Law, which originally took effect

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Cruise Company Defendants Settle FTC-Alleged TSR Violations

Blog, Telemarketing Law / David Klein

A call center and three (3) individuals associated with a telemarketing effort on behalf of Grand Bahama Cruise Line LLC (“GBCL”) recently settled alleged TSR violations of the Telemarketing Sales Rule (“TSR”) with the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”). The FTC intends to litigate this matter against the remaining seven (7) defendants in federal court, including

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TRACED Act Contains New TCPA Penalties

Blog, Online Marketing & Advertising Law, Telemarketing Law / David Klein

December 10th, 2019 The US House of Representatives recently passed the “Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act,” or “TRACED Act.” If written into law, the TRACED Act would implement a number of changes to the TCPA landscape, such as the creation of a new Interagency Working Group and new anti-spoofing requirements. Most

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