Order For Assignment of Wages {JC 39}

JC 39 - ORDER FOR ASSIGNMENT OF WAGES. This form is used in Michigan's Family Division to order the assignment of a person's wages to enforce reimbursement for court-assessed costs. It directs the employer to withhold a specified amount from the person's earnings and forward it to the designated recipient until further notice. The order protects the employee from discharge or disciplinary action based on the wage assignment. NOTE: Wage assignment is a transfer of the right to receive wages, ordinarily effected by means of a contract. As such, wage assignments are not within the scope of the federal wage garnishment law. For purposes of this order, however, wages have been defined based on the federal wage garnishment law. Wages are defined as earnings or compensation paid for personal services whether called wages, salary, commission, bonus, or otherwise, and can include periodic payments under a pension or retirement program. See 15 USC 1672. When required, withholdings shall be determined using the calculation sheet from SCAO-Approved form MC 14 (Garnishee Disclosure). Approved, SCAO. MCL 712A.18b. www.FormsWorkflow.com