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Being that he/she is the employer and you are the employee, you should follow his orders and not use garnish.
Unfortunately, there is not a universal answer to this question. Each state has its own laws governing an employer's ability to garnish an employee's paycheck due to money missing. Some states allow it, some states don't. So, it depends on the state in which you live. The federal government does not have a law that either allows or prohibits employers from deducting missing money from an employee's paycheck.
Yes. If you are presented with a court order to garnish your employee's paycheck you must obey it. Disobeying a court order could place you in contempt of court.
A notice from court to employer to garnish wages on a particular person/employee
No the employer must still until time the employer feels the employee will fail at paying(usually 6 months to pay) then he may discuss with the employee about taking it out of his/her pay.
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The employer WITHHOLDS the amount required in the garnishment and pays that amount each pay period to the company/person having the legal right to that amount.
Employer wage withholding can vary from state to state. Generally the only legal amounts that can be withheld from employee pay are the following: the employer is required by state or federal law, the employee gave written permission, or in special circumstances money owed for the value of unreturned equipment and property.
The employer does not garnish your wages, they simply obey the order of garnishment. And, yes, the electric service provider can garnish your wages once they have obtained a judgment.
Yes. A creditor can sue for a debt and if they get a judgment they can use the judgment to garnish the debtor's wages.
The IRS can garnish a self employed or 1099 employee. If income taxes are not paid, the IRS has the right to attempt to retrieve them.