Board
Policies & Administrative Procedures
500 |
Human Resources - Faculty & Staff |
531.5 |
Wage Garnishments |
| P-531.5 |
The College will, as required by law, honor
court-ordered garnishments which include but are not limited
to child support, wage assignments, federal and state tax liens. |
| Pr-531.5.1 |
The Payroll Department will make the necessary
deduction, required by the court-ordered garnishment, from
each payroll check until the garnishment is satisfied or until
the Payroll Department receives a release from the court that
issued the garnishment. |
| Pr-531.5.2 |
The Payroll Department will make an effort to
notify the employee in the event a garnishment is served; however,
failure to notify the employee will not delay or stop the garnishment
amount from being deducted. |
| Pr-531.5.3 |
The College acts in accordance with the federal
statute regarding Consumer Credit Protection Act which places
restrictions on the total amount that may be garnished from
an employee’s paycheck. |
| Pr-531.5.4 |
The Payroll Department will deduct, from the
first two (2) paychecks of each month, an administrative fee
of $3.00 to help defray the costs to the College for processing the wage garnishment. These fees will only be taken
when garnishments are active. On the two (2) months each year
when employees receive three (3) paychecks, the fee will not
be taken from that third (3rd) paycheck, although the garnishment
will still be deducted. These fees are allowed under Rule 90.12(a)
of the Missouri Supreme Court Rules/RSMo 525.230. |
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Owner: Donna Davis—ddavis@stchas.edu
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Date Revised: 02/06/07
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