17.306: Consumer Credit Protection

17.306

Inactive

Wage and Hour Division (WHD) [DOL]

Aug. 26, 2016

Aug. 27, 2010

To provide restrictions on the amount of an employee's wages or salary which may be garnisheed, and to prohibit employers from discharging employees by reason of garnishment for any one indebtedness.

Z - Salaries and Expenses

Any person whose earnings have been subjected to garnishment is entitled to the protection provided by the Act in the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands; Outer Continental Shelf lands defined in the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (Chapter 345, 67 Stat. 462); American Samoa, Guam, Wake Island; and Johnston Island. Under the law, earnings are defined as compensation paid or payable for personal services, including wages, salary, commissions, bonuses, and including periodic payments pursuant to a pension or retirement program.

Any person whose earnings have been subjected to garnishment.