Ifmy weekly disposable earnings are below the federal’s 30x minimum hourly wage, can they still garnish my wages?
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Ifmy weekly disposable earnings are below the federal’s 30x minimum hourly wage, can they still garnish my wages?
Asked on February 10, 2012 under Bankruptcy Law, Arizona
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SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If you are earning less than the "floor" weekly amount of 30x minimum wage, they should not be able to garnish your wages. Note, however, that for this purpose, all your income is considered--it's not looked at job-by-job. Therefore, if you have more than one job, for example, and in total you earn more than the minimum amount, creditors should be able to garnish your wages. Similarly, you have to consider any self-employment income, commissions, royalty, rent, etc. income--i.e. you need to look at your total earnings to see if you can be subject to garnishment.
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