Dated bulletins on the rules that change what payroll teams must withhold: state exemption thresholds, e-IWO standards, IRS levy tables, student loan wage garnishment and case law.
By Global Pay Compliance Desk · Updated · General information, not legal advice
Arizona’s 2026 minimum-wage increase raises the protected earnings floor on creditor wage garnishments. Withhold the lesser of 10% of disposable earnings or the amount above 60 times the highest applicable minimum wage.
California piloting electronic service of garnishments to employers
The Federal Office of Child Support Services (OCSS) expands real-time electronic income withholding order protocols, accelerating child support processing speeds nationwide.
California significantly increases the wage floor exempt from creditor garnishments by tying the exemption formula to 48 times the state minimum wage.
The Internal Revenue Service releases updated exempt wage amounts for Form 668-W federal tax levies based on standard deduction inflation indexing.
Department of Education and guaranty agencies reissue AWG withholding orders following the conclusion of pandemic relief extensions.
Appellate court confirms employer must reject out-of-state consumer garnishment writs served on Texas-domiciled employees.
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Federal maximums for creditor, support, student loan, tax and bankruptcy orders.
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Read morePlease note: Information and computational tools on this site are provided for operational benchmarking and compliance reference. They do not constitute formal legal advice. State laws may provide exemptions exceeding federal baseline formulas.
