Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73not60

§1674 Restriction on Discharge From Employment by Reason of Garnishment

Title 15 › Chapter 41— CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION › Subchapter II— RESTRICTIONS ON GARNISHMENT › § 1674

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

Employers may not fire someone because their wages were garnished for one debt; willful violators face up to $1,000, one year, or both.

Full Legal Text

Commerce and Trade — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)No employer may discharge any employee by reason of the fact that his earnings have been subjected to garnishment for any one indebtedness.

(b)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.

Reference

Citation

15 U.S.C. § 1674

Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60