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Overview | |
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Why Garnish Wages and Income? | |
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Complexity of the Garnishment Process | |
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What to Do | |
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Frequent Mistakes | |
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Penalties for Noncompliance | |
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Recent Developments | |
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Third-Party Administrators | |
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Reporting Payments to Attorneys on Form 1099 | |
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Personnel Issues | |
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Confidentiality | |
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Descriptions on Payroll Records and Stubs | |
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Storage of Documents | |
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Contact with People Outside the Organization | |
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Potential for Violence | |
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Employee Protection from Employer | |
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Administration of Garnishments Procedure Format | |
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Receipt of Garnishments | |
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Department Controls | |
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Providing Information to Courts or Creditors | |
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Steps to Take When a Garnishment is Received | |
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Retention of Records | |
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Special Situations | |
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Wage Attachments for Non-Employees | |
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Financial Institutions and Insurance Agencies | |
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Lump-Sum Payments and Garnishments | |
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Sarbanes-Oxley and Garnishments | |
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Additional Withholding per Employee's Request | |
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Federal Child Support Enforcement Cash Withholding from Wages | |
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Legislative Background | |
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The Federal Agency | |
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Display of Social Security Numbers | |
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Withholding Order | |
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Reports or Messages to Support Agencies | |
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Income Withholding Order (IWO) | |
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Authorization to Withhold | |
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Judicial Orders | |
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Administrative Orders | |
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Standardized IWO | |
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Service of Order | |
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Validate the Accuracy of the Withholding Order | |
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When to Begin Withholding | |
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Amount to Withhold for Child Support | |
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Earnings and Income Defined | |
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Calculation of Disposable Earnings for Child Support | |
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Comparing Allowable Disposable Earnings to Court-Ordered Amount | |
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Calculation of Orders | |
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Duplicate IWO | |
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Priority of Support (Type) Components | |
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More Than One Income Withholding Order | |
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Single Order: Cash Support and Medical Support Premiums | |
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Priority of Wage Attachments | |
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Administrative Fee | |
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Special Situations | |
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When an Extra Payday Occurs in a Year | |
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Order Received for a Terminated Employee or a Person Never Employed | |
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Identifying Independent Contractors | |
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Employee Temporarily Receiving Pay from Other Source | |
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Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO) | |
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When, Where, and How to Remit | |
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Ending Withholding | |
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Termination of Employment | |
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Protection and Penalties | |
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Employee Protection from Employer | |
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Employer Penalty for Noncompliance | |
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Employer Protection | |
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Other Methods for Collecting Child Support | |
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Future Changes | |
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Child Support: State Provisions | |
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State Matrices | |
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Federal Medical Child Support Withholding for Cash Medical Support | |
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Withholding for Medical Support Premiums | |
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Legislative Background | |
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National Medical Support Notice | |
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Form Requirements | |
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Employer Receipt of the NMSN | |
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Who Handles the NMSN | |
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Reasons to Reject the NMSN | |
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Administrator's Duties | |
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Employer Issues with the NMSN | |
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Proposed Changes to the NMSN | |
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Withholding for the Medical Support | |
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Priority of Withholding | |
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State Requirements | |
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Termination of Employment | |
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Termination of Coverage | |
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State Medical Support: State Provisions | |
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Federal Creditor Garnishment | |
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Administration | |
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Legislative Background | |
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Order to Withhold | |
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Service of Order | |
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What to Do | |