Ask Experts Questions for FREE Help !
Ask
    daytrader408's Avatar
    daytrader408 Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
    New Member
    		  
    #1

    Dec 25, 2008, 08:48 PM
    Wage Garnishment
    I have been just notified by my employer that I have been hit with a wage garnishment for an identity theft case that happened 3yrs ago. The company I work for is based in California, however since then I have moved to our office in China (same company) and no longer working under my SSN# and now considered as an international employee.

    Since I am working as an international employee status working under my China citizenship, is it even possible for my employer to garnish my wages?
    Fr_Chuck's Avatar
    Fr_Chuck Posts: 81,301, Reputation: 7692
    Expert
    		  
    #2

    Dec 25, 2008, 10:37 PM

    If you work for that company, and they have offices in the US it is possible,

    But they can not garnish your wages for losses of a ID theft, when you had a court hearing did you not go and protect yourself
    daytrader408's Avatar
    daytrader408 Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
    New Member
    		  
    #3

    Dec 25, 2008, 11:26 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Fr_Chuck View Post
    If you work for that company, and they have offices in the US it is possible,

    But they can not garnish your wages for losses of a ID theft, when you had a court hearing did you not go and protect yourself
    Regarding the court hearing, it took place without me knowing so I automatically lost the hearing based on technicality I guess. I do not plan on ever going back to the US at this point and have already re-located to China.

    At this point I am just not sure if my company is able to garnish my wages even though I am not longer considered a local employee but a international(foreign)employee.
    Fr_Chuck's Avatar
    Fr_Chuck Posts: 81,301, Reputation: 7692
    Expert
    		  
    #4

    Dec 26, 2008, 07:55 AM

    I would say yes they will be able to garnish your wages, since the local office will be served. The issue is that is the amount less than the cost to go back to court and fix it.
    If it is, then you may wish to merely pay it and be done.

    If not, you file in court for improper service, ( you were never served) and you present the court the evidence that you did not owe the money and get the case over turned.

    I would assume you have since filed a ID theft report with the police, have put a freeze on all three of your credit reporting bureaus to keep it from happening again
Not your question? Ask your question View similar questions
 

Question Tools Search this Question
Search this Question:

Advanced Search

Add your answer here.


Check out some similar questions!

Wage garnishment or bank account garnishment? [ 3 Answers ]

Hello. Where do I start? I was looking up my name in my local county court records because I'm paying off a debt of 800 plus interest that I do NOT owe. I saw that a judgement was entered for 10x that amount for a voluntary repo on a lease vehicle back in August of 2002. Luckily, I was in the...

Wage Garnishment in SC and my [ 1 Answers ]

As a judgment debtor, will his wages be garnished at South Carolina? Any help is greatly appreciated.

Wage Garnishment in SC and NC [ 1 Answers ]

I am a landlord and legal resident of South Carolina (an area that is a suburb of Charlotte NC). I rented my SC property to a woman who will soon be evicted because she owes me $3,500+ in back rent. I have filed eviction papers and I want to know if I'll be able to sue to garnish her wages. My...

Wage garnishment [ 2 Answers ]

Will I receive a letter to go before a judge to hear my case before they approve them to start taking money out of my pay check.

Wage Garnishment [ 4 Answers ]

Hello, my name is cottle and I just received a letter for a wag garnshment from 12 years ago. My question is can they garnish my wages for something that is 12 years old, It was for furniture that was $450 and they saying I owe them $789. Can they do that.

View more questions Search