Wage Garnishments

Miriam George

Do any of you have policies regarding disciplinary action for receiving wage garnishments? Ours currently says that you may be terminated if you incur more than 2 wage garnishments in one year. We have an employee with 2 current garnishments, who now anticipates getting a 3rd. We are considering termination of this employee. Wonder if we would be supported then if we protest her unemployment.

I would be pleased to receive sample policies and wording from others too.

Paige

I would check your state laws first. In IL, employees cannot be suspended or discharged based on garnishments, wage assignments, or child support orders.

Miriam George

This brings up a good point. Do any of you happen to know what the law says in Oklahoma regarding this?

Down_the_Middle

Be mindful that federal law prohibits discharging and employee becuz of wage garnishments "for a single indebtedness"----meaning that several garnishmentsfor the same debt are protected. Multiple garnishments for several debts is not protected by federal law, but your state may have different rules. Info that I have at present prohibits discharge for ANY type of garnishment in Oklahoma, but you'll want to confirm this.

cebudragonlady

We had in our factory, an employee who at one time had FIVE SEPARATE
garnishments. After he got the fifth one, he quit -presumably to escape
the garnishments. About a year after he left, he asked for his job back.
In California , all new hires are reported to the State. It takes about a year
after hire for any State garnishments to start rolling in. Was this guy again trying to escape ?