{"data":{"id":"us/15-u.s.c.-1674","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"15 U.S.C. § 1674","heading":"Restriction on discharge from employment by reason of garnishment","body":"(a) Termination of employmentNo employer may discharge any employee by reason of the fact that his earnings have been subjected to garnishment for any one indebtedness. (b) PenaltiesWhoever willfully violates subsection (a) of this section shall be fined not more than $1,000, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.","path":["Title 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE","CHAPTER 41—CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc15@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:39Z","sha256":"9ce704826f9393b0187e1508dde5ac3f8da3d1537070b714f34b7d986723c562","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/15-u.s.c.-1673","next":"us/15-u.s.c.-1675"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}