D.C. Code § 16-584
No discharge from employment for garnishment.
Effective Dec 17, 1971Dec. 17, 1971, 85 Stat. 679, Pub. L. 92-200, § 7
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.
History
Dec. 17, 1971, 85 Stat. 679, Pub. L. 92-200, § 7
Prior Codifications
1973 Ed., § 16-584.
1981 Ed., § 16-584.