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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · H.R. 5664 (Introduced in House) — To amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to strengthen debt collection exemptions to protect debtors and their fam... · Sec. 6

Sec. 6. Employer liability for failure to garnish

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Title III of the Consumer Credit Protection Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1671 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: A garnishment order directed at an employer with fewer than 50 employees may not require such employer to garnish the earnings of the individual who is the subject of the order earlier than the later of the following: 15 business days after such employer receives the order. 5 business days after the date on which the individual is regularly scheduled to receive earnings.
As would otherwise be required by State law or regulation. No employer with fewer than 50 employees shall be liable for failing to respond to a garnishment order unless such employer— has been given written notice that specifies the nature of the employer’s failure to comply with the requirements of this title; and does not correct the failure described in paragraph
(1)within 15 days of receipt of such notice. . The table of contents in title III of the Consumer Credit Protection Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1671 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 308. Delay of garnishment; employer liability. .
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