What do Wage Garnishment Laws Include?
• The law is applicable as stated earlier to debts taken from banks; student loans and unpaid money owed to the government but does not illustrate a way to stop wage garnishment. Yet, I think, the most effective way to save yourself from wage garnishment is to be pro-active when dealing with creditors and debt collectors so that they know that you are willing to pay. • An employer cannot terminate the employee on the basis of the fact that his wage is being is being garnished. In fact if an organization doe this and it is proved, they can be fined, though not more than $1000 or can also be imprisoned for not more than a year. • The Social Security check, Public Benefits check and Retirement Benefits check cannot be subjected to garnishment according to the Federal and State court. • There are some Federal and state garnishment laws that can be used to stop, start or avoid wage garnishment actions by consumers, creditors and collectors. Wage garnishment except those done as a result of
