Section 16-584 - No discharge from employment for garnishment

No discharge from employment for garnishment

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.

CREDIT(S)

(Dec. 17, 1971, 85 Stat. 679, Pub. L. 92-200, § 7.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 16-584.
1973 Ed., § 16-584.

Current through September 13, 2012