Wage Garnishments: Best Practices for Compliance and Accuracy
One of the most frustrating payroll tasks is dealing with garnishment orders. The rules on the amounts of pay that can be subjected to garnishment orders, the priority of garnishments that apply, and the Federal and state laws that come into play are complex. Failing to comply with the rules can result in costly penalties.Join us to receive step-by-step guidance on how to evaluate and process the various types of garnishment orders including child support, spousal support, alimony, federal and state taxes, bankruptcy, student loans, and creditor garnishments. In this can't-miss, 90-minute webinar you’ll discover:How to manage multiple garnishments: Which take priorityClear cut guidance for factoring child support wage garnishmentsVoluntary wage assignments vs. garnishments: Understanding the differenceHow to comply with withholding for other statesFederal & state laws surrounding wage garnishments: How they applyLearning ObjectivesGarnishment Ins & Outs: Calculations & Latest Legal Compliance IssuesState v. federal priorities and limitations – which applies when they conflictDisposable Earnings v. Take-home Pay: Establishing garnishment limitVoluntary Wage Assignment: Must you deduct? Know when & whyLimitations on the amount that can be withheld for each type of levyWhen you may charge an administrative fee and when you may notHow to report employee separation from employmentMultiple Garnishments: Juggling Them All While Staying CompliantPrioritizing different types of levies when more than one applies Solving the specific requirements for creditor garnishmentsUnderstanding the regulations & complying with different labor lawsChild Support Garnishments: How to Navigate Complex RulesRequirements for withholding & multiple ordersHow to calculate child support payments & disposable payLump-sum payments, remitting payments & administrative feesLive Q&A - Have your wage garnishment questions answered by the expert!Who Should AttendCFOsControllersAccounting ManagersPayroll ManagersHuman Resource ManagersWhy Should You AttendJoin us for this comprehensive online training program that covers the complex and troublesome situations that can arise during the garnishment process. Learn the rules established for employers to comply with garnishment orders. Discover the employee protections from termination and when the employer may discharge an employee for having too many garnishments. Ensure that your records and practices will stand the scrutiny of an audit. Avoid the onerous penalties for noncompliance and build the best defense against them.
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One of the most frustrating payroll tasks is dealing with garnishment orders. The rules on the amounts of pay that can be subjected to garnishment orders, the priority of garnishments that apply, and the Federal and state laws that come into play are complex. Failing to comply with the rules can result in costly penalties.
Join us to receive step-by-step guidance on how to evaluate and process the various types of garnishment orders including child support, spousal support, alimony, federal and state taxes, bankruptcy, student loans, and creditor garnishments. In this can't-miss, 90-minute webinar you’ll discover:
- How to manage multiple garnishments: Which take priority
- Clear cut guidance for factoring child support wage garnishments
- Voluntary wage assignments vs. garnishments: Understanding the difference
- How to comply with withholding for other states
- Federal & state laws surrounding wage garnishments: How they apply
Learning Objectives
Garnishment Ins & Outs: Calculations & Latest Legal Compliance Issues
- State v. federal priorities and limitations – which applies when they conflict
- Disposable Earnings v. Take-home Pay: Establishing garnishment limit
- Voluntary Wage Assignment: Must you deduct? Know when & why
- Limitations on the amount that can be withheld for each type of levy
- When you may charge an administrative fee and when you may not
- How to report employee separation from employment
Multiple Garnishments: Juggling Them All While Staying Compliant
- Prioritizing different types of levies when more than one applies
- Solving the specific requirements for creditor garnishments
- Understanding the regulations & complying with different labor laws
Child Support Garnishments: How to Navigate Complex Rules
- Requirements for withholding & multiple orders
- How to calculate child support payments & disposable pay
- Lump-sum payments, remitting payments & administrative fees
- Live Q&A - Have your wage garnishment questions answered by the expert!
Who Should Attend
- CFOs
- Controllers
- Accounting Managers
- Payroll Managers
- Human Resource Managers
Why Should You Attend
Join us for this comprehensive online training program that covers the complex and troublesome situations that can arise during the garnishment process. Learn the rules established for employers to comply with garnishment orders. Discover the employee protections from termination and when the employer may discharge an employee for having too many garnishments. Ensure that your records and practices will stand the scrutiny of an audit. Avoid the onerous penalties for noncompliance and build the best defense against them.
