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Title 15 - Commerce and Trade (Sections 1 - 8405)
Chapter 41 - Consumer Credit Protection (Sections 1601 - 1693r)
Subchapter II - Restrictions on Garnishment (Sections 1671 - 1677)
Sec. 1674 - Restriction on discharge from employment by reason of garnishment
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| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | 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 |
| Contains | section 1674 |
| Date | 2015 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 3, 2016 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 90-321, title III, §304, May 29, 1968, 82 Stat. 163. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 82 Stat. 163 |
| Public and Private Law | Public Law 90-321 |
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15 U.S.C. § 1674 (2015)
§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) PenaltiesWhoever 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.)
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