No employer shall discharge an employee for the reason that a creditor of the employee has subjected or attempted to subject unpaid earnings of the employee to garnishment or like proceedings directed to the employer for the purpose of paying a judgment.
(Dec. 17, 1971, 85 Stat. 679, Pub. L. 92-200, § 7.)
1981 Ed., § 16-584.
1973 Ed., § 16-584.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 16 - Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]
Chapter 5 - Attachment and Garnishment
Subchapter III - Attachment and Garnishment of Wages, etc
§ 16–571.01. Enforcement of support orders by attachment or garnishment
§ 16–572. Attachment of wages; percentage limitations; priority of attachments
§ 16–572.01. Motion to exempt wages from garnishment
§ 16–572.02. Notice to judgment debtor regarding wage garnishment
§ 16–573. Employer’s duty to withhold and make payments; percentage
§ 16–574. Judgment creditor to file receipts, in court, of amount collected
§ 16–575. Judgment against employer-garnishee for failure to pay percentages
§ 16–576. Lapse of attachment upon resignation or dismissal of employee
§ 16–577. Applicability of per centum limitations to judgment for support
§ 16–578. Superior Court judgments; lapse; validity
§ 16–580. Quashing attachment where judgment obtained to hinder just claims
§ 16–582. Attachments to which this subchapter is applicable