It’s the Law
Child support wage garnishment is something some employees don’t want to face. Many employers hate to deal with it. But the facts are what they are: Child support garnishment in the state of Florida is the law.
When we think of wage garnishment on child support payments, we think of irresponsibility. But underneath the surface, there is a world of complexity. What most individuals don’t realize is the nature of the laws surrounding child support garnishment, and how it sometimes negatively impacts employees and employers.
What to Know as an Employer
The law in the state of Florida requires separated parents to pay child support. The court will enforce the law through any means necessary. Wage garnishment is typically what the court uses to extract funds for delinquent child support payments. By law, an employer must comply with the judgment. No matter how inconvenient the process might be, an employer cannot fire or refuse to hire an employee over child support wage garnishment. If an employer does not comply with wage deduction or discriminates based on the garnishment judgment, they could face a penalty or even jail time. It is important for an employer to know their responsibilities when it comes to child support garnishment and how it can affect their business.
What to Know as an Employee
An employee can be penalized or incarcerated for delinquent child support payments. Child support wage garnishment is typically used as the last resort to garnish payments. The amount garnished from an employee’s paycheck can vary. Normally, regular garnishment constitutes twenty-five percent of an employee’s net wage. For unpaid child support, garnishment percentages can be much higher. Up to sixty-percent of an employee’s net wage can be devoted to child support garnishment. Even if an employee is working for minimum wage.
If you have any employment-related issues related to child support wage garnishment, please don’t hesitate to call us.
–JRS for the firm.