Fired Over a Garnishment or a Protective Order
IC 37-2-6-5 — no employer discharges an employee because a creditor garnished the employee's pay
No employer discharges an employee because a creditor has subjected, or tried to subject, the employee's unpaid earnings to garnishment or a like proceeding to pay a judgment.
Who handles this in Indiana: Worker's Compensation Board of Indiana; and legal aid programs and the state offices, listed in the Indiana directory.Holding a paper like this? Read my paper can read one for you, free with an account.
An employer may not end someone's employment because the employee petitioned for a protective order, whether or not it was issued, or because of what the person the order was sought against did. The employer and employee may still agree to change the work location, pay, benefits or other terms.
Sources for this section (2)
- IC 37-2-6-5 — No discharge from employment for garnishment
- IC 22-5-7-2 — Employer termination of employee; protective order
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Indiana attorney.