Washington Code 6.27.170 – Garnished employee not to be discharged — Exception
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No employer shall discharge an employee for the reason that a creditor of the employee has subjected or attempted to subject unpaid earnings of the employee to a writ of garnishment directed to the employer: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That this provision shall not apply if garnishments on three or more separate indebtednesses are served upon the employer within any period of twelve consecutive months.
[ 1987 c 442 § 1017; 1969 ex.s. c 264 § 16. Formerly RCW 7.33.160.]
Terms Used In Washington Code 6.27.170
- earnings: means compensation paid or payable to an individual for personal services, whether denominated as wages, salary, commission, bonus, or otherwise, and includes periodic payments pursuant to a governmental or nongovernmental pension or retirement program. See Washington Code 6.27.010
- Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.