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Council votes for wage garnishment bill to protect DC’s lowest earners

Kalina Newman Jan 18, 2019

Lower-income DC residents struggling with debt are set to receive more protections for their wages under a new law the DC Council passed last month. The Wage Garnishment Fairness Amendment Act of 2018 updates DC’s existing law on wage…

City Paper: Council Chairman Phil Mendelson Sided With Debt Collectors on Wage Garnishment Bill

Editor Dec 24, 2018

D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson is aware that the optics aren’t great on this one.

Silverman Wage Garnishment Protection Bill Passes D.C. Council Unanimously

Press Release Nov 20, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 20, 2018 CONTACT: Ashley Fox Silverman Wage Garnishment Protection Bill Passes D.C. Council Unanimously WASHINGTON, D.C. – A bill introduced by D.C. Councilmember Elissa Silverman (I-At Large) to…

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