Can a Collector contact your employer

What is the name of your state? CA

Can collector say they are going to contact your employer via a letter? They claim its for "employer verification" Im in the military also.

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Originally posted by carpathia
What is the name of your state? CA

Can collector say they are going to contact your employer via a letter? They claim its for "employer verification" Im in the military also.

My response:

Yes, your employer may legally be contacted.

Ca Civil Code § 1788.12(a) permits communications with a debtor's employer, provided (i) the debtor (or his or her attorney) consents in writing; or (ii) the communication is "necessary" to:

• Verify the debtor's employment;

• Locate the debtor;

• Garnish the debtor's wages after judgment; or

• Ascertain the existence of medical insurance for the collection of a medical debt. [Ca Civil Code § 1788.12(a)]

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