what percentage amount of your check is an employer allowed to take out for a garnishment in Virginia?

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what percentage amount of your check is an employer allowed to take out for a garnishment in Virginia?

2007-07-02 13:59:11 · 2 answers · asked by gd1961@verizon.net 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States

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first question DO THEY HAVE A COURT ORDER?If no they it is ILLEGAL to take any money out of you pay

2007-07-04 12:18:37 · answer #1 · answered by DRK1946 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Virginia uses the federal wage exemption.

The maximum part of disposable earnings of an individual for any workweek which is subjected to garnishment may not exceed the lesser of;

1. 25% of disposable earnings for that week, or

2. The amount by which his disposable earnings for that week exceed thirty (30) times the federal minimum wage.

2007-07-03 00:24:02 · answer #2 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋