The requirements and processes applicable to employers handling garnishments are primarily governed by state laws. Therefore, in addition to the federal Consumer Credit Protection Act (CCPA), ...

A wage garnishment is a legal action that forces an employer to withhold wages from an employee's periodic wage compensation and turn over the withheld wages to the creditor of that employee.

I am very frequently asked the question: "What do you consider to be the biggest common weakness of most asset protection plans?" The answer to that ― in my opinion at least ― is that the plan fails ...

When an employee defaults on debt or gets behind on other financial obligations, their creditors or other interested parties can take action, such as initiating a lawsuit or pursuing wage garnishment.

The Education Department has yet to send letters requesting that employers stop garnishing the pay of student loan borrowers in default, nearly a month after Education Secretary Betsy DeVos promised ...