{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-584","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-584","heading":"No discharge from employment for garnishment.","body":"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.","path":["Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]","Chapter 5. Attachment and Garnishment.","Subchapter III. Attachment and Garnishment of Wages, etc."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/16-584","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"d0625a292b72153f732fc9949df3a3de3380fe7202bd33ca52b1037d167b0845","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-583","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-601"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}