how much can be garnished from your check and can more than one creditor garnish at the same time?

Answer 1

The weekly amount may not exceed the lesser of two figures: 25 percent of the employee's disposable earnings, or the amount by which an employee's disposable earnings are greater than 30 times the federal minimum wage

A common problem for employers is determining Deduction amounts when several orders for involuntary Deductions are received against an Employee's wages. If there is not enough pay left in the Employee's wages, after any exempt amounts have been taken into consideration, to pay all the orders, the employer must decide which order has highest priority of the orders.

Answer 2

The amount of pay subject to garnishment is based on an employee's "disposable earnings" which is the amount left after legally required deductions have been made for federal, state, and local taxes, Social Security, unemployment insurance, and State employee retirement systems.

Other deductions, such as those for union dues, health and life insurance, contributions to charitable causes, voluntary wage assignments, purchases of savings bonds, and payments to employers for payroll advances or purchases of merchandise, are not required by law and may not be subtracted from gross earnings when calculating the amount of disposable earnings.

The law sets the maximum amount which may be garnished in any work week or pay period, regardless of the number of garnishment orders received by the employer. The amount may not exceed the lesser of these two figures:

25% of the employee's disposable earnings
the amount equivalent to 30 times the federal minimum wage

Specific restrictions apply to court orders for child support or alimony. The garnishment law allows up to 50 percent of a worker's disposable earnings to be garnished if the worker is supporting another spouse or child, and up to 60 percent for a worker who is not. An additional 5 percent may be garnished for support payments more than 12 weeks behind.

Answer 3

The federal law says up to 25% of your net income can be garnished. However, some state laws conflict with the federal law, so check with your state's garnishment laws.

Even though more than one creditor can garnish at one time, each creditor must share the 25% that's garnished.

Answer 4

I don't how much but more than one person can garnish your check at one time, And changing your name does not help its the social security number that they search for.

Answer 5

i think only 20%. and yes more htan one can garnish. change jobs every quarter!

Answer 6

IT SOUNDS LIKE ITS TIME TO UP STICKS CHANGE YOUR NAME TO PEDRO