Federal · Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

15 U.S.C. § 1674: Restriction on discharge from employment by reason of garnishment

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

Employers cannot fire employees because their wages are garnished for a single debt. Willful violation carries a fine up to $1,000, imprisonment up to one year, or both.

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No employer may discharge any employee by reason of the fact that his earnings have been subjected to garnishment for any one indebtedness. Whoever willfully violates subsection (a) of this section shall be fined not more than $1,000, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

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