U.S.C. Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE 15 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 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.)