<div dir="ltr">I was once one of "those" fellows back in my checkered past. This site should answer your/their questions.<div><a href="http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection">http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection</a><br>
</div><div><br></div><div>The short answer is no they cannot if they are told not to (orally or in writing), AND they are a third party collector. If it is a debt being collected by the first party (the one money is owed) the FDCPA doesn't apply.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Hope this helps,<p><br><b>Bill</b><i><br><br>You rush a miracle man, you get rotten miracles.</i><br>Miracle Max: The Princess Bride (1987)</p><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div style="padding:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px;overflow:hidden;word-wrap:break-word;font-size:10px;line-height:13px">
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</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 10:51 AM, Janelle Thomas <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jthomas@oplin.org" target="_blank">jthomas@oplin.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif"><div>Does anyone know if debt and bill collectors are allowed to call employees at work? We have an employee who is continually receiving these calls.</div>
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