Prohibit wage garnishment in relation to medical debt by amending the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Action Mr. Scott of Virginia (for himself, Ms. Omar, and Mr. Casar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce Bill Number H.R. 10373 Bill Version Introduced in House (IH) Short Title Protecting Workers' Wages from Medical Debt Act Full Title To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit the garnishment of wages in relation to medical debt, and for other purposes.

Omar cosponsored an introduced House bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to prohibit wage garnishment tied to medical debt.

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“In 45 states, some workers have a portion of their take-home pay forcibly cut to pay off medical debt,” said Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Ranking Member Omar . “I'm partnering with Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA) and Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) to ban this practice and ensure no worker is thrown into further financial hardship over often-predatory debt.”

Omar committed to partnering on legislation to ban wage garnishment for medical debt and protect workers from further hardship tied to medical debt collection.

Scott, Omar, Casar Introduce Legislation to Protect Workers’ Hard-Earned Wages from Medical Debt Collection
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