What happens if I receive more than one withholding order for the same person?
  • If there is more than one order of income withholding against an employee, and the total amount to be withheld exceeds the limits imposed by Section 303(b) of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, the payments pursuant to the orders must be allocated in the following manner:
    • If the total amount in the orders designated as current support exceeds the amount available for income withholding, allocate to each order an amount for current support equal to the fraction of total current support represented by the order (i.e, the amount of current support in that order divided by the total amount of current support in all orders) multiplied by the amount available for income withholding.
    • If the total amount in the orders designated as current support does not exceed the amount available for income withholding, pay all amounts of current support and allocate the remaining income available for income withholding among the orders according to the fraction of past due support each order represents of the total past due support.

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1. What laws pertain to income withholding?
2. Who must withhold income?
3. When must income be withheld?
4. How long do I continue withholding money?
5. What if the employee's income is subject to garnishment or other withholding orders?
6. What happens if I don't withhold the money?
7. How do I know if the amount to be deducted changes?
8. Isn't there some limit to the amount I may deduct?
9. What do I have to put on the check to identify it as a support payment?
10. What happens if I receive more than one withholding order for the same person?
11. I have several employees subject to income withholding for support. Must I write a separate check for each one?
12. How often do I have to send in the amounts I withhold?
13. Can I charge the employee for the costs associated with withholding?
14. What if the employee says they do not owe the money and demands that I pay them? What protects me if I am sued for these wages?
15. What if I ignore the order and pay it to the employee?
16. What do I do if this person quits, is fired, or otherwise stops working for our company?
17. As an employer, do I have an obligation to provide any other information to the Friend of the Court?
18. What happens if I refuse to hire, or if I take disciplinary action against an employee because of income withholding?