Wage Garnishment and location?

[LAKERHIGH]

On my income execution that I received last week, it listed my last job (only worked there for 3 weeks) as my only place of employement (which it was). I do not work there and have not worked there in over 2 months. My question is, when I get my new job, how will they find out where I work in order to serve them wage garnishment papers? I will not disclose where I work either to people. Thanks

[magyar123]

Any garnisher/thief would have to contact your state's employment department to find out where you work now. Employers are required to file quarterly employement forms listing all their employees, and how much each employee earned during that quarter. Don't know if such state agencies can legally give out that information absent of a court order mandating that that agency reveal that information.

[LAKERHIGH]

Some one sent this to me: "Here's what happens: Your friend gets the new job, once the employer starts to report taxable income on behalf of said friend, collection agency or law firm can easily get information from dept. of job and family services (or similar entity) in the local county. It is a matter of public record. Its a common practice. It may cost the law firm to file a new writ of execution to garnish wages from new employer but you can believe they will do it if the amount of judgement is sizable. Law is interesting."

Is this correct??

[magyar123]

Some one sent this to me: "Here's what happens: Your friend gets the new job, once the employer starts to report taxable income on behalf of said friend, collection agency or law firm can easily get information from dept. of job and family services (or similar entity) in the local county. It is a matter of public record. Its a common practice. It may cost the law firm to file a new writ of execution to garnish wages from new employer but you can believe they will do it if the amount of judgement is sizable. Law is interesting."

Is this correct??

Could be - depending on state law, i.e. who the employer is required to report to. Here in California it is only the state's employment tax division folks who receive quarterly employment reports/listings, but not counties.

[LAKERHIGH]

Reside in NY