Ordered by State of CA to garnish employee wages
We are a company based in NJ, with an employee who is based and paying taxes in CA. We received a notice from the State of CA informing us that the employee owes taxes from 2006. The notice requires that we begin garnishing a portion of the employees wages to pay the debt in installments.
If the employee is disputing the finding, are we in a position to hold off garnishing the wages until the matter is resolved, or are we really given no flexibility here? Am I correct to assume that we must follow with the order for now, and if the employee is paying unjustifiably, then it is between them and the tax borough to settle?