Telemarketing Banned During New York State of Emergency
Unsolicited telemarketing calls are now illegal in New York as a result of Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) declaring a disaster state of emergency for COVID-19 until Sept. 20, due to a 2019 change to the state’s do-not-call statute, K&L Gates…
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attorneys blogged Wednesday. “While the legislative history and the Governor’s announcement about the statute all speak to ‘residents’ and ‘individuals,’ so as to suggest that the intent is merely to limit telemarketing calls to residential customers, because the statute can be read to also restrict calls to businesses, it may be prudent to limit all telemarketing calls during the emergency disaster period,” blogged Harris Beach attorneys.