House Democrats pitch bill to save people from having pay garnished for medical debt

Exclusive: Currently under federal law, up to 25% of a worker’s take-home earnings can be collected House Democrats introduced a bill Monday that would prevent workers from having their wages garnished for medical debt collection. The bill would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to include a ban on wage garnishment for medical debt and prohibit any state or court from issuing or enforcing such wage garnishments. Continue reading...

Michael Sainato · Mon, Sep 14, 2026, 11:00 AM
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House Democrats pitch bill to save people from having pay garnished for medical debt

Exclusive: Currently under federal law, up to 25% of a worker’s take-home earnings can be collected

House Democrats introduced a bill Monday that would prevent workers from having their wages garnished for medical debt collection.

The bill would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to include a ban on wage garnishment for medical debt and prohibit any state or court from issuing or enforcing such wage garnishments.

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