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Garn identifies money withheld under a legal process or order. A payroll label such as flat rate does not override the order or legal protections. Disposable earnings for garnishment are not necessarily the same as take-home pay after all voluntary deductions.
How to read this entry
Use the meaning Wage garnishment alongside the column heading. An earnings amount, an employee deduction and an employer-cost memo can have different effects even when their labels look similar.
Example on a pay statement
An order can specify a dollar amount while a statutory limit restricts what can be taken from a low-earnings period. Verify both the order and the protected amount.
Examples illustrate the checking method. They are not a personal tax calculation or a promise of a particular benefit.
What to check with payroll
Ask for the issuing authority, order reference, calculation basis and remaining balance.
Compare related entries
Read the garnishments, support orders and wage levies guide to compare the entries in this part of your statement. Use the full pay stub code directory when a second abbreviation is unfamiliar.
Reference and scope
Official guidance on garnishments, support orders and wage levies provides background on the underlying rules. The actual plan, tax year, jurisdiction and payroll record determine how the rules apply.