If you received a Notice of Intent to Initiate Administrative Wage Garnishment (AWG), you must act quickly. You have a right to contest the garnishment action, but if you wish to have the garnishment action suspended pending a hearing on the matter, you must file a...
Under federal law (31 U.S.C. § 3720D), your employer may not fire you, refuse to employ you, or take any disciplinary action against you because your wages are being garnished.
What is Administrative Wage Garnishment? Administrative Wage Garnishment (AWG) is a debt collection process that allows a federal agency to order a non-federal employer to withhold up to 15 percent of an employee's disposable income to pay a non-tax delinquent debt...
