To help you understand how to sell to consumers through telemarketing, while complying with the law, we have created this guide for every telemarketer in order to understand consumer disclosures. The guide introduces the regulations of the Telemarketing Sales Rule. If you are an advertiser who wants to reach consumers through a telemarketing campaign, you …
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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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 …
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 …
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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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 …
December 6, 2019 This week, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill enacting the Nuisance Call Act, a telemarketing law aimed at curbing the receipt of unwanted commercial telephone calls by New York residents. The law is intended to build upon the State’s Do-Not-Call Law, which went into effect in 2001. How does the new telemarketing …
September 27, 2019 Apple Inc. has released a new operating system for its mobile devices that is likely to have a significant effect on the telemarketing industry. Among the features included in the new operating system, iOS 13, is one that is intended to provide users with the ability to effectively eliminate their receipt of …
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