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Summary of differences between federal and state regulations
The state of Oklahoma has several statutes addressing garnishment of wages.
State
Contact
Questions regarding a wage garnishment order should be directed to the court which issued the order.
Regulations
Okla. Stat. Ann. Tit. §12-1171.3.
E. 4. The payor may deduct from any earnings of the obligor a sum not exceeding Five Dollars ($5.00) per pay period but not to exceed Ten Dollars ($10.00) per month as reimbursement for costs incurred by the payor for the income assignment.
Okla. Stat. Ann. Tit. §12-1171.3.
E. 7. The payor may not discipline, suspend, discharge, or refuse to promote an obligor because of an assignment executed pursuant to this section.
(2) The maximum part of the aggregate disposable earnings of an individual for any workweek which is subjected to garnishment to enforce payment of a judgment arising from a consumer credit sale, consumer lease, or consumer loan may not exceed the lesser of:
(a) Twenty-five percent (25%) of disposable earnings for that week; or
(b) The amount by which the disposable earnings for that week exceed thirty times the federal minimum hourly wage in effect at the time the earnings are payable.
(c) In the case of earnings for a pay period other than a week, the Administrator shall by rule prescribe a multiple of the federal minimum wage equivalent in effect to that set forth in paragraph (b).
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 garnishment or like proceedings directed to the employer for the purpose of paying a judgment arising from a consumer credit sale, consumer lease, or consumer loan, unless the employer shall be served with garnishment or like process issued to collect one or more judgments against the employee on more than two occasions within one year.
D. 4. The payor may deduct from any income of the obligor a sum not exceeding Five Dollars ($5.00) per pay period but not to exceed Ten Dollars ($10.00) per month as reimbursement for costs incurred by the payor in complying with the income assignment.
Federal
Contact
www.dol.gov/general/topic/wages/garnishments
Regulations
Federal law limits the amount of wages that can be garnished, in most cases, to 25 percent of weekly earnings after taxes. If more that one garnishment order exists against an individual, the total amount cannot exceed the maximum set by law. Some government obligations, such as back taxes and child support, always have precedence.