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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 34 - Education |
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Subtitle A - Office of the Secretary, Department of Education |
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Part 34 - Administrative Wage Garnishment |
§ 34.19 - Amounts to be withheld under a garnishment order.
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§ 34.19 Amounts to be withheld under a garnishment order.
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(1) After an employer receives a garnishment order we issue, the employer must deduct from all disposable pay of the debtor during each pay period the amount directed in the garnishment order unless this section or § 34.20 requires a smaller amount to be withheld.
(2) The amount specified in the garnishment order does not apply if other law, including this section, requires the employer to withhold a smaller amount.
(b) The employer must comply with our garnishment order by withholding the lesser of -
(1) The amount directed in the garnishment order; or -
(2) The amount specified in 15 U.S.C. 1673(a)(2) (Restriction on Garnishment); that is, the amount by which a debtor's disposable pay exceeds an amount equal to 30 times the minimum wage. (See 29 CFR 870.10.)