I’m a part-time employee at a restaurant. As far as I know, I get along well with my supervisor. I perform the task effectively. Student debts and consumer debt would be the targets of the garnishments. What’s my chance of getting fired? Has anyone else experienced this?
Edit: I have been employed there for years with no significant issues. My work is consistently of a high calibre. I’m attempting to ascertain whether they would genuinely consider garnishment to be something that is worth criticising.
Pre-talking with the employer is preferable. Does your income fall below the amount that your state prohibits from being garnished?
Interested. How come one debt at a time only? That law, where is it? The court does not give priority to the first judgement creditor. The law usually specifies just the maximum proportion of a debtor’s income that may be garnished (it varies by state), but not who may do it.
I’m not familiar with that law. The idea that creditors cannot be prioritised appears to be contradicted by the fact that, in the event that you file for bankruptcy, creditors may “clawback” money from you if you paid them back more than $600 in the preceding six months.
You must research the laws that apply in your state. We’re not sure the state you’re in, and these laws differ greatly between them. I am aware that non-government creditors are not allowed to garnish wages in some places, but I am not aware of any state that restricts garnishments to one creditor at a time.
But unlike most Redditors, I’m not legal experts.
Furthermore, your employer always has the option to fire you. They might even lie and give a different explanation. In other words, if they truly want to fire you, they can always find a means to do it.
You must research the laws that apply in your state. We’re not sure the state you’re in, and these laws differ greatly between them. I am aware that non-government creditors are not allowed to garnish wages in some places, but I am not aware of any state that restricts garnishments to one creditor at a time.
But unlike most Redditors, I’m not legal experts.
Furthermore, your employer always has the option to fire you. They might even lie and give a different explanation. In other words, if they truly want to fire you, they can always find a means to do it.
One is protected by law in many places, but two is final unless you can demonstrate that it has happened to other employees. In the event that they terminate you, you may be allowed to file a lawsuit but only if you identify as a member of a minority group, a woman, a transgender person (limited to the blue states), or a person with a disability. You’re done for if you’re a white man!