About Nevada Wage Garnishment Laws
Wage garnishment is when, according to a court order, an employee's salary has money deducted from it in order to satisfy a debt. Garnishments can result from back taxes, child support or any unpaid fines the employee owes. These laws apply to Nevada only and may differ based from county to county.
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Significance
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Wage garnishment occurs when creditors must take a portion of a person's income in order to cover a debt owed. This is legal business, which normally goes through a person's employer.
Exemption
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The amount that can actually be garnished is either up to 25 percent of a person's disposable weekly income, or the amount by which his disposable earnings for that week exceed 50 times the federal minimum hourly wage in effect at the time the earnings are payable, whichever is less.
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Protection
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Nevada law states that an employee cannot be discriminated against in the workplace based on garnishments. In other words, an employer cannot fire or in any way discipline an employee simply based on the fact that his wages are garnished.
Official Order
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When an employee is having wages garnished, the employer should receive paperwork ordering the company to withhold money in order to pay the debt. A copy of this will be provided to the employee by the employer.
Penalties
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In the state of Nevada, if an employer refuses to withhold an employee's payment for garnishment, or lies about the employee's income, the employer is responsible for any monies owed.
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