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HB 1714 Garnishment; increasing maximum portion of protected disposable earnings.

Introduced by: Terry G. Kilgore | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Garnishment; increasing maximum portion of protected disposable earnings.  Increases the amount of a worker's aggregate disposable earnings protected from garnishment. Currently, the amount subject to garnishment may not exceed the lesser of (i) 25 percent of the worker's disposable weekly earnings or (ii) the amount by which his disposable earnings exceed 30 times the federal minimum hourly wage. This bill raises the federal minimum wage multiplier from 30 to 40.


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