Wisconsin Statutes
Wis. Stat. § 425.110 (2026)
No discharge from employment for garnishment
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425.110(1)(1) No employer shall discharge an employee because a merchant has subjected or attempted to subject unpaid earnings of the employee to garnishment or like proceedings directed to the employer for the purpose of paying a judgment arising from a consumer credit transaction.
425.110(2)(2) If an employer violates this section, an employee shall recover back wages and be reinstated, if the employee files an action for such relief within 90 days of the employee’s discharge.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1989–2022 · leading case: Danelle Duncan v. Asset Recovery Specialists, Inc., 2022 WI 1 (Wis. 2022).
Danelle Duncan v. Asset Recovery Specialists, Inc., 2022 WI 1 (Wis. 2022). “For example, Wis. Stat. § 425.110 (1) prevents employers from firing an employee because "a merchant has subjected or attempted to subject unpaid earnings of the employee to garnishment or like proceeding directed to the employer for the purpose of paying a judgment arising from…”
Dull v. Advance Mepco Cent. Lab, Inc., 444 N.W.2d 463 (Wis. Ct. App. 1989). “1 Section 425.110, Stats., prohibits an employer from discharging an employee for garnishments arising out of consumer credit transactions.”
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