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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
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| 15 U.S.C. § 1674 (2019) |
| §1674. Restriction on discharge from employment by reason of garnishment |
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(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. |
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(Pub. L. 90–321, title III, §304, May 29, 1968, 82 Stat. 163.) |
| United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE |
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| 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 |
| section 1674 |
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| January 24, 2020 |
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| 82 Stat. 163 |
| Public Law 90-321 |
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