Wage Attachment

An involuntary transfer of a portion of an employee's wage payment to satisfy a debt. In some States this term is used interchangeably with Wage or Income Withholding, in other States there are distinctions between an attachment and withholding. The most common term used is Wage or Income Withholding.

(See also: Wage Withholding and Income Withholding)

Source: Office of Child Support Enforcement.

An involuntary transfer of a portion of an employee's wage payment to repay a debt. (See also income withholding , wage withholding .)

Source: California Courts.

Last reviewed October 2022