Attorneys Clint Robison and Amy Jensen discuss garnishment payment time frames in a BLR webinar entitled ‘Payroll: How to Legally Handle Tax Levies and Garnishments’. The attorneys explain that the employer must continue making the necessary withholdings for the levy and/or garnishment until any of the following occurs:
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- The total amount due on the notice has been satisfied
- Employer receives a higher priority Earnings Withholding Order
- Employer receives written instructions from the agency at issue advising that the order is withdrawn
- The amount of the disposable earnings are below the minimum amounts subject to garnishment
Clint Robison is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Hinshaw & Culbertson, one of the largest and oldest law firms in the country. He can be reached at crobison@hinshawlaw.com. Amy Jensen is a senior employment attorney in the firm's Los Angeles office and she can be reached at ajensen@hinshawlaw.com.