No employer shall discharge or take any other form of reprisal against 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 arising from a consumer credit sale, consumer lease or consumer loan.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 46A. West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act
Article 2. Consumer Credit Protection
§46A-2-101. Holders of Negotiable Instruments Subject to Claims and Defenses
§46A-2-102. Assignee Subject to Claims and Defenses
§46A-2-103. Lender Subject to Claims and Defenses Arising From Sales
§46A-2-103a. Lessor Subject to Claims and Defenses Arising From Leases
§46A-2-104. Notice to Cosigners
§46A-2-106. Notice of Consumer's Right to Cure Default; Cure; Acceleration
§46A-2-107. Security in Sales or Leases
§46A-2-109. Debt Secured by Cross-Collateral
§46A-2-110. Referral Sales or Leases
§46A-2-111. Consumer Leases; Information to Be Furnished
§46A-2-112. Restriction on Liability in Consumer Lease
§46A-2-113. Notice of Assignment
§46A-2-114. Receipts; Statements of Account; Evidence of Payment
§46A-2-115. Limitation on Default Charges
§46A-2-116. Assignment of Earnings
§46A-2-117. Authorization to Confess Judgment Prohibited
§46A-2-118. No Garnishment Before Judgment
§46A-2-119. Restrictions on Deficiency Judgments
§46A-2-119a. Secured Transaction; Use of Price Guide Value in Calculating Deficiency or Surplus
§46A-2-120. Extortionate Extensions of Credit
§46A-2-121. Unconscionability; Inducement by Unconscionable Conduct
§46A-2-123. Practice of Law by Debt Collectors
§46A-2-124. Threats or Coercion
§46A-2-125. Oppression and Abuse
§46A-2-126. Unreasonable Publication
§46A-2-127. Fraudulent, Deceptive or Misleading Representations
§46A-2-128. Unfair or Unconscionable Means
§46A-2-129a. Deceptive or Oppressive Telephone Calls
§46A-2-130. Limitation on Garnishment
§46A-2-131. No Discharge or Reprisal Because of Garnishment
§46A-2-132. Home Solicitation; Buyer's Right to Cancel; Notice
§46A-2-133. Form of Agreement or Offer to Purchase; Statement of Buyer's Rights
§46A-2-134. Restoration of Down Payment
§46A-2-135. Buyer's Duty; Seller's Right; No Compensation for Certain Services
§46A-2-136. Personal Property Exemptions
§46A-2-137. Service of Process on Certain Nonresidents
§46A-2-138. Buyer's Right to Cancel Certain Subscriptions and Other Obligations
§46A-2-139. Unlawful Commercial Facsimile Transmission; Right of Action for Injunction, Damages
§46A-2-140. Pleadings Not to Be the Basis of a Cause of Action