U.S.C. Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE

15 U.S.C.
United States Code, 2024 Edition
Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 41 - CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION
SUBCHAPTER II - RESTRICTIONS ON GARNISHMENT
Sec. 1674 - Restriction on discharge from employment by reason of garnishment
From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov

§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.)