Archive for September, 2009
Wage garnishment rules
By admin on September 21st, 2009
Wage garnishment rules
Wage garnishment is a process that involves three parties, the party you owe money (the creditor), you, the employee (debtor) and your employer (the garnishee). Being an employer, you are bound legally to comply with the wage garnishment orders from the court. The wage garnishment rules specify the responsibility of the employer to make proper deductions from the employees pay check and to send the payments regularly to the creditor. Some of the reasons for wage garnishment in general include child support, alimony, bad debts, defaulted student loans, tax levies and bankruptcy. Wage garnishment is acquired by submitting the proper forms. A creditor notifies the debtor by sending a wage garnishment package, when the employee’s (debtor’s) wages are to be garnished. This package consists of a letter directly the employer, the order stating wage garnishment, the wage garnishment worksheet and a certification form of an employer. This employer certification form is expected to be completed and to be duly returned within 20 days of receipt. In case you fail to comply and complete, you are sure to be subjected to civil and criminal action. There are many payroll services that offer garnishment services to assist you in helping and handling the task. You can also try the payroll software that offers solutions to assess garnishment amounts. There are instances where the wages of an employee is garnished over one creditor or few creditors. You may also be demanded to garnish the wages for child support or for a defaulted student loan. It becomes your responsibility to comprehend and prioritize the type of garnishment. The correct prioritization can be considered as appropriate by using the guide to garnishment meant for employers. Wage garnishment rules vary from state to state. In certain states, the garnishee is reimbursed of his administrative costs coupled with processing garnishments. For better and perfect guidance regarding payroll and the reimbursement amounts, you can get it from the websites. You can download and acquire the details of each state. As per the wage garnishment, when the debt of your employee is settled, the creditor makes a point to notify stating the termination of Wage garnishment order. With this order any employer can stop the deductions from his employee’s paycheck instantly. However, it is illegal to sack and to take any action against an employee when his wages are garnished. This is as per the rule and if the employee quits, you need not make the payments.
Hungarian Trade Unions Want 12% Minimum Wage Hike For 2010 (Nasdaq)
By admin on September 18th, 2009
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BUDAPEST -(Dow Jones)- Hungarian trade unions Friday demanded a 12% rise in the minimum wage for 2010 at the start of salary negotiations.
Low-fare airlines have begun to wage a battle for passengers on … – Boston Globe
By admin on September 16th, 2009
Is wage garnishment legal
By admin on September 14th, 2009
Is wage garnishment legal
Wage garnishment is considered to be legal in many states and subsequently many other states consider it illegal. However, the rules and regulations vary from state to state. Similarly, the wage garnishment percentage of deduction from the disposable income also varies from one state to another. So, it is advisable to comprehend the wage garnishment rules and regulations of each state and then proceed to recover the debt. It is very well noted that there are some states whose wage garnishment is very low such that it looks like a negligible amount. Wage garnishment is a deserved amount of a creditor who gives amount to a person in dire necessity. This person, now his debtor owes money to the creditor, but just denies paying the creditor. The creditor tries all his techniques in acquiring the amount from his debtor. But, when the debtor completely denies paying the money he owes or ignores even meeting him, the creditor sues him in the court. The court takes up the matter and a writ order comes in the form of wage garnishment. This wage garnishment notice is directly sent to the debtor’s employer asking him to deduct a specific amount from the debtor’s salary against the debt and to pay it to the creditor. Wage garnishment is issued legally and as it is legal, there is a law stating that the employer at no grounds can sack the employee who is charged with wage garnishment. Similarly, the employer should adhere to the deduction specifications and disobeying the wage garnishment or favoring the employee is an offence in the employer’s part. As the wage garnishment is legal, once issued a notice, taking back or reconsidering it is highly a difficult task. Though it is not an impossible one, making amendments is not easy. This can be done only if the evidences are strong. Wage garnishment being legal, can also be stopped legally only. To stop wage garnishment, you have to produce evidences of your income and monthly expenses and prove that you cannot meet the monthly expenses, if wage garnishment becomes effective. These evidences should be convincing to the judge to set aside the wage garnishment process. Similarly, another way of putting a check to wage garnishment is by producing evidences of bankruptcy. This is also a valid statement from the bank stating that you have nothing to your credit and can be termed as bankrupt. This stops the creditors from demanding anything from the debtor.
Minimum wage gaining ground (The New Straits Times)
By admin on September 13th, 2009
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Q: Is there a need to introduce a minimum wage?
NPA ordered to wage all-out war vs US forces in Mindanao (GMA News)
The National Democratic Front in Mindanao on Saturday vowed to wage an all-out struggle against US forces there, following the visit to the US of Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr.
Are Wages Rising Again? – New York Times
By admin on September 8th, 2009
Obituaries in the news – The Associated Press