Should this employee with a $25k garnishment wage order be given a chance to continue...

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...working? Should garnishments effect a person's employment? What if the $25k garnishment order was for the payroll processor and all franchise tax board letters go directly to them? What will happen if the payroll processor just tosses it after finding out that it's for them? Any advice would be great! Thanks.
 
Geez, with a debt like that, the person sure needs their job!

The payroll processor is legally required to apply the garnishment though. If it's for them and they toss it, then they SHOULD be fired - that's illegal and they are putting the company at risk for sanctions.
 
It may be a violation for the company especially if the garnishment wasn't placed in a timely manner mam. The garnishment itself should not effect a person's employment status. It's just that the company needs to be sure that the employee's garnishment order is placed. If I understand your question correctly, it seems as if your payroll processor is the same person whom the garnishment order is for. What I would do is first find out if the business would be subject to any penalties and/or fees if the order/judgement was placed late as a result of the employee "hiding" the order. If your business/you as the business owner will have to pay any fees, I would get rid of him/her depending on how much the fine is for. Since it is an employee of the company, it's basically the companies responsibilty to make sure that that order was placed on that person's payroll account. If you are close to that person and have a business relationship with that person, it shouldn've happened in the first place especially if you have no problems trusting that person. I think thank I'd have to fire that person after a conversation to see where his/her head is at regarding the issue. Imagine if it was something else for the company, like taxes owed or something? It could've have a bad outcome. So...The question is....IS HE/SHE TRUSTWORTHY FOR THE POSITION? DOES HIS/HER WORK ETHICS SHOW A NEGATIVE OR POSITIVE OUTCOME BEFORE THIS SITUATUION HAPPENED? Talk to that person, have a meeting and make a decision after that regarding why it happened. You have to make sure your facts are in line before you make a decision. Could someone else perhaps maybe had done it? Good Luck and keep it business like by making the best decision.
 
It may be a violation for the company especially if the garnishment wasn't placed in a timely manner mam. The garnishment itself should not effect a person's employment status. It's just that the company needs to be sure that the employee's garnishment order is placed. If I understand your question correctly, it seems as if your payroll processor is the same person whom the garnishment order is for. What I would do is first find out if the business would be subject to any penalties and/or fees if the order/judgement was placed late as a result of the employee "hiding" the order. If your business/you as the business owner will have to pay any fees, I would get rid of him/her depending on how much the fine is for. Since it is an employee of the company, it's basically the companies responsibilty to make sure that that order was placed on that person's payroll account. If you are close to that person and have a business relationship with that person, it shouldn've happened in the first place especially if you have no problems trusting that person. I think thank I'd have to fire that person after a conversation to see where his/her head is at regarding the issue. Imagine if it was something else for the company, like taxes owed or something? It could've have a bad outcome. So...The question is....IS HE/SHE TRUSTWORTHY FOR THE POSITION? DOES HIS/HER WORK ETHICS SHOW A NEGATIVE OR POSITIVE OUTCOME BEFORE THIS SITUATUION HAPPENED? Talk to that person, have a meeting and make a decision after that regarding why it happened. You have to make sure your facts are in line before you make a decision. Could someone else perhaps maybe had done it? Good Luck and keep it business like by making the best decision.
 
why would a garnishment affect someone's job?? - it is a payroll deduction - no one outside of teh payroll dept should even know anything about it and it's no one else's business

the payroll person will get in major trouble (THAT person should get fired if they "toss it") and get the company in major trouble if they ignore a court-ordered or tax agency ordered garnishment
 
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