California § 706.153 - No employer shall defer or accelerate any payment of earnings to an employee with

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§ 706.153. No employer shall defer or accelerate any payment of earnings to an employee with

(a) No employer shall defer or accelerate any payment of earnings to an employee with the intent to defeat or diminish the judgment creditor’s rights under an earnings withholding order issued pursuant to the procedures provided by this chapter. (b) If an employer violates this section, the judgment creditor may bring a civil action against the employer to recover the amount that would have been withheld and paid over pursuant to this chapter had the employer not violated this section. The remedy provided by this subdivision is not exclusive.

Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 706.153 ("No employer shall defer or accelerate any payment of earnings to an employee with") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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