:: Wage garnishment

Joined: 04 Dec 2005 William's Home Page Posts: 1

Great community finding here!
Can i have a fair idea on wage garnishment? any type of information is welcome.

William

Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2005 9:20 pm Post subject: Re:

Hi William,
Welcome to AmPmCash community.
Wage garnishment is any legal procedure through which some component of a person’s earnings is withheld by the employer in order to make payment of a debt. Most of the garnishments are brought in by court order. Wage garnishment does not include voluntary wage assignments where the employee voluntarily agrees that their employer may cut some specified amount of earnings to pay off their debt.

If you have a question or need any clarification, let us know.

Regards,
Angelina

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 1:23 am Post subject: RE:Christopher

The federal wage garnishment law has provided various rights to the employees whose wages are being garnished. The rights are-
1.They will receive at least some amount of compensation for the services they provided in spite of their wage garnishment.
2.The law also prohibits the employer from discharging the employee because of his garnishment of wages and indebtedness.

You can contact the Employment Standards Administration in case of the violation of the employee rights.

Hope this will help you.

Angelina

Guest

What actions to take against the violators of Wage garnishment Law?

Guest

Those, who violate the law deliberately, may be prosecuted criminally and can be fined up to $1000, or may be sent to jail for 1 year or both. Thanks.

Guest

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What are the rights of the person who is being garnished
under this act? The debt is over 30 years old. I thought
it was paid.

Guest

i received an overpayment of unemployment benefits and couldnt pay them back - now i have to go to court and there lawyer told me that they are going to garnish my wages 25%, i am a single parent who receives no child support or public assistance like food stamps - only my job earnings - i made an offer of what i could afford to pay back and was laughed at. if my wages are garnished i will not be able to pay my bills such as rent utilities and food for my daughter and myself and my child has major medical and dental work coming up already that i will barely be able to afford, is this legal?

Guest

is over time pay included in a garnishment