APPEALS COURT RULES INCENTIVE PAYMENTS IN CLASS ACTION SUITS ARE FORBIDDEN
- The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act case against a debt collector that incentive payments for the named plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit are illegal under Supreme Court precedent dating back more than 130 years.
JUDGE DISMISSES WHISTLEBLOWER LAWSUIT FILED BY COLLECTION AGENCY EMPLOYEES
- A District Court judge in Illinois has dismissed a whistleblower lawsuit filed against a healthcare provider, medical debt collection agency, and a medical billing company, alleging they engaged in a “ghost payroll” scheme that resulted in a larger Medicare payment from the federal government than the provider was entitled to.
SUPREME COURT SETS DATE TO HEAR ARGUMENTS IN TCPA ATDS CASE
- The Supreme Court has announced the date it will hear arguments in Facebook v. Duguid, a case that aims to settle — once and for all — how an automated telephone dialing system is defined under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
SENATORS CALL ON PRESIDENT TO FORGIVE $50k OF STUDENT LOAN DEBT PER STUDENT
- Sen. Chuck Schumer [D-N.Y.], and Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-Mass.], have announced a resolution that aims to cancel $50,000 of student loan debt for all federal student loan borrowers.
ACA, HFMA RELEASE NEW BEST PRACTICES FOR RESOLUTION OF MEDICAL ACCOUNTS
- ACA International and the Healthcare Financial Management Association Accounts Receivable Resolution Task Force reconvened this year to update best practices for the fair resolution of patients’ medical bills and address financial assistance policies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and potential future public health emergencies.
WORTH NOTING: For the first time in its 175-year history, Scientific American has endorsed a candidate for president … Buy this house and get free beer forever. Or you can buy a house owned by the Hemsworth brothers instead … Walmart is giving a raise to 165,000 employees … It will be Alec Baldwin vs. Jim Carrey on “Saturday Night Live” this Fall … Answers to your pandemic holiday travel questions … A wedding in Maine to led to 170 cases of coronavirus and seven people dying … One company is offering a bonus — with a pay reduction — to employees who move to less expensive cities … Quoting “Top Gun” at Top Gun will result in a fine.
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The Daily Digest is sponsored by Microbilt. Designed to help debt collection professionals, MicroBilt’s platform of recovery and skip tracing tools provide quick, convenient, and current data that help you prioritize and successfully track people down and collect. Keep your skip tracing and debt recovery efficient and effective! Contact us to find out about our 90 Day Try Us Program. Call 800-884-4397 or visit www.microbilt.com.
APPEALS COURT RULES INCENTIVE PAYMENTS IN CLASS ACTION SUITS ARE FORBIDDEN
- The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act case against a debt collector that incentive payments for the named plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit are illegal under Supreme Court precedent dating back more than 130 years.
JUDGE DISMISSES WHISTLEBLOWER LAWSUIT FILED BY COLLECTION AGENCY EMPLOYEES
- A District Court judge in Illinois has dismissed a whistleblower lawsuit filed against a healthcare provider, medical debt collection agency, and a medical billing company, alleging they engaged in a “ghost payroll” scheme that resulted in a larger Medicare payment from the federal government than the provider was entitled to.
SUPREME COURT SETS DATE TO HEAR ARGUMENTS IN TCPA ATDS CASE
- The Supreme Court has announced the date it will hear arguments in Facebook v. Duguid, a case that aims to settle — once and for all — how an automated telephone dialing system is defined under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
SENATORS CALL ON PRESIDENT TO FORGIVE $50k OF STUDENT LOAN DEBT PER STUDENT
- Sen. Chuck Schumer [D-N.Y.], and Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-Mass.], have announced a resolution that aims to cancel $50,000 of student loan debt for all federal student loan borrowers.
ACA, HFMA RELEASE NEW BEST PRACTICES FOR RESOLUTION OF MEDICAL ACCOUNTS
- ACA International and the Healthcare Financial Management Association Accounts Receivable Resolution Task Force reconvened this year to update best practices for the fair resolution of patients’ medical bills and address financial assistance policies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and potential future public health emergencies.
WORTH NOTING: For the first time in its 175-year history, Scientific American has endorsed a candidate for president … Buy this house and get free beer forever. Or you can buy a house owned by the Hemsworth brothers instead … Walmart is giving a raise to 165,000 employees … It will be Alec Baldwin vs. Jim Carrey on “Saturday Night Live” this Fall … Answers to your pandemic holiday travel questions … A wedding in Maine to led to 170 cases of coronavirus and seven people dying … One company is offering a bonus — with a pay reduction — to employees who move to less expensive cities … Quoting “Top Gun” at Top Gun will result in a fine.
How to ask the right questions
Funny Friday
The Daily Digest is sponsored by Microbilt. Designed to help debt collection professionals, MicroBilt’s platform of recovery and skip tracing tools provide quick, convenient, and current data that help you prioritize and successfully track people down and collect. Keep your skip tracing and debt recovery efficient and effective! Contact us to find out about our 90 Day Try Us Program. Call 800-884-4397 or visit www.microbilt.com.
