15 U.S.C. § 1674 — Restriction on discharge from employment by reason of garnishment
submitted 58 years ago by Pub. L. 90-321 to r/title-15-COMMERCE-AND-TRADE · 53 words · no verdicts yet
An employer may not fire an employee because the employee’s earnings were garnished for one debt. A person who willfully violates this rule may face a fine, imprisonment, or both.
(a) Termination of employment. An employer may not discharge an employee because the employee’s earnings* have been garnished for any one indebtedness.
(b) Penalties. Anyone who willfully violates subsection (a) may be fined up to $1,000, imprisoned for up to one year, or both.
No employer may discharge any employee by reason of the fact that his earnings* have been subjected to garnishment* for any one indebtedness.
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.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 90–321, title III, § 304, May 29, 1968, 82 Stat. 163.)
- 1968Enacted · Pub. L. 90-321 · 82 Stat. 163
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 90-321 on 1968-05-29.
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