Restriction on discharge from employment by reason of garnishment

  1. Law
  2. USC 15
  3. Commerce And Trade
  4. CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION
  5. RESTRICTIONS ON GARNISHMENT
  6. Restriction on discharge from employment by reason of garnishment

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§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.

( Pub. L. 90–321, title III, §304, May 29, 1968, 82 Stat. 163 .)


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