SUMMARIZING YESTERDAY’S HUNSTEIN HEARING
- The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments yesterday in Hunstein v. Preferred Collection & Management Services. Click here for an audio recording of the hearing, a transcript of it, perspective from experts about the arguments, and to enter a pool guessing when the opinion will be released.
PATIENT FILES CLASS ACTION, ACCUSING DEBT COLLECTOR OF VIOLATING FDCPA, REGULATION F
- A class action lawsuit has been filed in North Carolina federal court against a hospital network and the collection agency it uses, accusing them of violating state law in North Carolina as well as the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by overcharging him for a visit to the emergency room and using “aggressive, manipulative, and illegal collection practices” to collect on the debts.
BILL INTRODUCED IN CONGRESS TO EXPAND FDCPA TO COVER SMALL BUSINESSES
- A bill has been introduced in Congress that would expand the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to cover small business debts in order to protect those companies from “harassment” by third-party debt collectors, according to the bill’s sponsor.
26 COMPANIES LOOKING FOR COLLECTION TALENT
- During this, The Great Resignation Era, I thought it would be helpful to start a regular posting of different jobs within the accounts receivable management industry that I have found online. Please make sure to do your own due diligence before applying for a position included here or accepting any offers. This is merely meant to be a service to aggregate industry job opportunities into one convenient location. If you are hiring, I encourage you to post your listing on the AccountsRecovery.net jobs board.
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