Can an employer discharge an employee because his or her wages are garnished?
A. No. ORS 25.424(3) makes it an unlawful employment practice for an employer to terminate or refuse to hire an individual or to otherwise discriminate, retaliate or take discipline against an employee because he or she has been subject to a support withholding order. And ORS 18.385(9) prohibits employers from terminating an employee because he or she has had wages garnished.
