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Timestamp: 2020-08-04 17:51:00
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1671', '§ 1671', '§ 1672', '§ 1673', '§ 1674', '§ 1675', '§ 1676', '§ 1677']

Federal Wage Garnishment Law 15 Usc 1671 Creditor Debtor Judgment Enforcement Collection
15 USC § 1671
15 U.S. Code § 1671 - Congressional findings and declaration of purpose
(a) Disadvantages of garnishment. The Congress finds:
(b) Necessity for regulation. On the basis of the findings stated in subsection (a) of this section, the Congress determines that the provisions of this subchapter are necessary and proper for the purpose of carrying into execution the powers of the Congress to regulate commerce and to establish uniform bankruptcy laws.
15 U.S. Code § 1672 - Definitions
15 U.S. Code § 1673 - Restriction on garnishment
(a) Maximum allowable garnishment. Except as provided in subsection (b) and in section 1675 of this title, the maximum part of the aggregate disposable earnings of an individual for any workweek which is subjected to garnishment may not exceed
(2) the amount by which his disposable earnings for that week exceed thirty times the Federal minimum hourly wage prescribed by section 206(a)(1) of title 29 in effect at the time the earnings are payable, whichever is less. In the case of earnings for any pay period other than a week, the Secretary of Labor shall by regulation prescribe a multiple of the Federal minimum hourly wage equivalent in effect to that set forth in paragraph (2).
15 U.S. Code § 1674 - Restriction on discharge from employment by reason of garnishment
(a) Termination of employment. No employer may discharge any employee by reason of the fact that his earnings have been subjected to garnishment for any one indebtedness.
(b) Penalties. 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.
15 U.S. Code § 1675 - Exemption for State-regulated garnishments
15 U.S. Code § 1676 - Enforcement by Secretary of Labor
15 U.S. Code § 1677 - Effect on State laws
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