How to Handle Wage Garnishments and Abandoned Wages
Duration: 90 minutes
Speaker: Miles Hutchinson
Webinar Description
The Federal Consumer Credit Protection Act provides workers with protections concerning garnishment of their wages by creditors. State law also affects an employer’s obligations regarding garnishments, and state laws often are inconsistent. Furthermore, is an employer required to comply with a state garnishment law or with the federal law? What must an employer do when it is served with a garnishment order? What about the employee who is the subject of more than one order? How much will an employer have to withhold from a worker’s wages to honor an order? Join us for a 90 minute discussion of the rules for handling these difficult and sensitive issues. Be sure your employees receive the fair treatment they deserve under the law while you also protect your company from liability.
The webinar will also cover the subject of what an employer should do when an employee or, more usually, a former employee, does not cash his or her pay check. Learn about state law requirements regarding abandoned wages, including when and how to turn over these unclaimed wages to the state.
Miles Hutchinson, experienced payroll law expert and CPA, will discuss the basic legal requirements and payroll procedures necessary to comply with federal and state law relating to wage garnishments and abandoned wages. He will provide simple charts and tables to help you determine the steps to full compliance. You will be given practical instructions and guidance for determining the proper garnishment priorities and withholding limits and effective procedures to help you avoid potential penalties for non-compliance with garnishment and abandoned property laws.
Agenda
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What is a wage garnishment
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A review of the different types of garnishments
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When must companies process garnishment orders
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When may an employer terminate an employee whose wages are garnished
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How to determine the amount of disposable earnings and take home pay
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Why are there different bases for calculating different types of garnishments
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How to prioritize multiple garnishment orders served on the same employee – the rules may surprise you
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Learn how to resolve apparent conflicts between the federal law on garnishments and applicable state law
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Useful tables, charts and other key references for applying the withholding rules and limitations
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Exceptions to withholding – how to communicate with the source of the garnishment order
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What are the proper procedures for dealing with abandoned wages
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What are the consequences of non-compliance with garnishment and abandoned property laws
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References to valuable resources to help keep your procedures up-to-date
Logistics
- 90-minute webinar (Travel-Free) delivered over the Internet.
- Unlimited listeners per connection - bring the entire department.
- Q&A session with the expert.
This event will be presented live with a PowerPoint presentation to be viewed on your computer. You may listen to the audio of the webinar by telephone or through your computer. The PowerPoint slides will be provided shortly before the event. Once you register, you will receive an email which is your receipt and which includes your instructions for dialing in and logging on. You will also receive an email reminder 24 hours before the webinar.
What is a webinar?
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What kind of equipment do I need?
You will need a computer with an Internet connection (high speed service such as DSL or cable works best) and a telephone. You may listen to the webinar through your computer speakers, in which case you will not need to use a telephone connection. Internet access is not required for phone-only participants, but you will not be able to see the speaker’s slides.
How can I share the webinar with my colleagues who may not be able to attend the event?
CDs of each program will be available for sale and can be shared with your business associates.
Can I get a copy of the PowerPoint slides used in the webinar?
The PowerPoint slides will be available on the materials page link in the confirmation email that will be sent to you no later than the morning of the day a webinar is presented.
How do I ask a question during the webinar? Will my question be answered during the presentation?
A question and answer session will be scheduled at the end of each webinar. You can then ask a question by typing it into the question box that will be provided to you duringthe webinar. You may also ask a question through the telephone connection. As many questions as possible will be answered during the Question and Answer period.