What is my best course of action against my employer for deducting wage garnishment but not paying the money to my creditor?
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What is my best course of action against my employer for deducting wage garnishment but not paying the money to my creditor?
I have a wage garnishment for a defaulted student loan. Employer has been deducting from my check but I recently found out that she has not paid the money to my creditor. My nursing license is due for renewal and has a hold on it for lack of payments and I will be unable to work as a nurse after because of this issue. The creditor states if they had received the money to date that there would be no hold on my license.
Asked on September 19, 2011 under Employment Labor Law, Texas
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
Oh my goodness. These are such tough times and trying to dig your way out of the hole can be hard enough with out your employer helping to throw dirt on you. You need to file a complaint with the Department of Labor and with the hospital - Human Resouces department possibly? - as to what is going on. You need to advise that they are not only committing a crime by taking the money and not turing it over to the creditor, but causing you to lose gainful employment by blocking the renewal on your license. They are stealing from you here and defrauding the creditor. If it persists then you need to seek help from an attorney. Please make sure that you have your pay stubs showing that they took the money out. Good luck.
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