{"id":4720,"date":"2016-04-04T10:47:40","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T15:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/smallbusiness\/employment-law-and-human-resources\/garnishment-of-wages.html"},"modified":"2024-06-06T04:47:42","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T09:47:42","slug":"garnishment-of-wages","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/smallbusiness\/employment-law-and-human-resources\/garnishment-of-wages.html","title":{"rendered":"Employee Wage Garnishment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Employee Wage Garnishment<\/h1>\n
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Nothing can upset a small business owner’s day like receiving a writ of garnishment for an employee’s wages. Garnishment can be embarrassing and complicated in a small business where employees and employers know each other.<\/p>\r\n

A garnishment order is a court order to withhold wages because an employee is in arrears on a debt. The most common types of garnishment orders are:<\/p>\r\n