Restriction on discharge from employment by reason of garnishment
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/us/usc/t15/s1674
Title
15 — Commerce and Trade
Chapter
CH41
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17
Section Text
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(a) Termination of employmentNo employer may discharge any employee by reason of the fact that his earnings have been subjected to garnishment for any one indebtedness.
(b) PenaltiesWhoever 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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