saint b
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If I am not wrong, they can't call you. Hire a lawyer. They can call on your home number and that too only once in a day and if they do more than that, your lawyer should help you.
Since you seem to be under debt, I suggest you read these debt consolidation articles, as it might help:
Debt Consolidation - Get Out Of Debt
http://www.askaquery.com/Answers/qn1643.html
How to Hire a Debt Counselor?
http://www.askaquery.com/Answers/qn1584.html
What is Debt Relief?
http://www.askaquery.com/Answers/qn1583.html
Debt Management and Building Wealth
http://www.askaquery.com/Answers/qn1581
How to lower your debts?
http://www.askaquery.com/Answers/qn1576.html
How to reduce debt : How to lower your expenses?
http://www.askaquery.com/Answers/qn1577.html |
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cal-p
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Yep |
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Steve C
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you have to tell them they cant call you at work anymore, if they keep doing so, you can prosecute.... but then again, would you? depends on how much you owe em i guess.... |
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leon k
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no they cant, they can call your employer to try to get in touch with you tho, but they cant talk to the employer bout the problem itself |
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glimmer_man
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They can legally call you at work but not your supervisor. They are only allowed to call you once a day. You can stop the calls altogether. Send them a letter in which you inform them that you do not do business with collection agencies. Tell them that you do not want them calling you anymore. Inform them that they are forbidden by federal law from calling again once they have been so notified. Send it by certified mail so that you can prove they received it. After that, keep a log of dates and times they call. For each time they call after receiving the letter federal law provides for a fine of $500.00. And guess what - you get the money. |
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boobafoo_2000
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No, but they will call to confirm employment. Most of the time they mail a paper to your employer and try to confirm your status and even ask how much you earn. Employer is under no obligation to confirm that. However, if you get a judgement for garnishment against you, the court will send a letter to the company and tell them to take out X amount of dollars. In Georgia that amount is up to 25% of your pay which sucks! |
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jannie
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no they can call you at work |
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Crazy Diamond
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To find you yes demand money no it's known as demanding money with menaces but you need witnesses. |
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rocco071706
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Yes they can contact you at work but once you tell them not to call your work by law they have to stop. THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT they called me at work and i mentioned the ACT and they never called me again---- |
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Tom H
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It is legal for them to contact your work when trying to locate you or insure that you do indeed work where you say you work. However, they cannot speak to anyone about your debt, nor can they discuss anything pertaining to it. If they contact you at work, tell them that you cannot speak to them as your workplace does not allow personal calls and they are placing your position in jeopardy when they contact you at work. Ask them politely to contact you only at home.
A word of advise though, don't let this problem linger too long without paying your bill, it will only get worse and the money you own will only increase. Contact a financial counselor if you need assistance, they can in many cases help you to reach a payment schedule that you can live with. |
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csucdartgirl
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Next step they'll be calling payroll to get a wage garnishment off of you. |
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Jill&Justin
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The collection agencies are ruthless. My uncle, whom I haven't seen in like 5 years, owes a ton of money. We have the same last name and lived at the same address for a while, so they call ME. I finally told them I was calling my lawyer. |
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Mopar Muscle Gal
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yes they can contact you job to talk to you re: debt |
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Lisa M
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No, they are not suppose to.Call them, tell them you can send them a dollar a month, that's all you can afford.Tell them your taking care of sick parents, children anything you want.They have to accept it.They are not allowed to call anywhere as long has they have heard from you and you worked out something with them.Good Luck! |
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Tyna S
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They are not suppose to be able to harass you at work, however now that they know where you are they can petition the court to garnish your wages. Your employer can't refuse if it is court ordered.If I were you, I would eather go to a financial counseling service or a lawyer to get some help.Eather organization will be able to help you get a reduced amount to pay thus avoiding the garnishment of your salary. Good luck. |
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awaken_now
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No but he can call a lawyer to perhaps get approval from the courts for a piece of your pay. |
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clmcmillon
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Yes, they can. Some companies do this so that they can garnish your wages if you so not stay in contact with them. |
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john.janney
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A debt collector (meaning, a third-party debt collector, not the original creditor) cannot call you at work if he/she knows that your employer disapproves of you receiving such calls. Also, the debt collector cannot disclose your debt to anyone else (except you and your attorney, if you are represented by an attorney in relation to the debt).
So, the key is to let the debt collector know that your employer disapproves of you receiving such calls at work and document that you told the debt collector (get debt collector's name, collection agency's name, debt account and note the time and date that you informed them).
If the debt collector calls your work asking for you and, in the process of trying to locate you, discloses your debt (the fact that you have a debt) to someone else or if the debt collector calls your work after he/she was informed of your employer's disapproval of such calls, then the debt collector may be in violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
Check out the Federal Trade Commission's web page on fair debt collection. It explains this issue and many other fair debt collection issues. |
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