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    Jun 19, 2007, 12:19 PM
    Wage garnishment twice on one paycheck
    If a place of employment forgot to take a garnishment on a previous paycheck, can they legally take two off the next paycheck?
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    Jun 19, 2007, 12:21 PM
    If served with a garnishment order an employer is legally obligated to forward the amount garnished from each paycheck. If an error was made on one paycheck, I doubt if it would be illegal ot make it up.
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