5-5-107. No discharge from employment for garnishment.

Statute text

No employer shall discharge an employee for the reason that a creditor of the employee 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.

History

Source: L. 2000: Entire article R&RE, p. 1235, 1, effective July 1.

Annotations

Editor's note: This section is similar to former 5-5-106, as it existed prior to 2000.

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Annotations

Law reviews. For article, "Punitive Damages in Wrongful Discharge Cases", see 15 Colo. Law. 658 (1986).