Im a low time pilot. The training was for the the initial type rating for the jet I fly. Im leaving to go back to flight instruction in small planes so I can build time much faster and go to the airlines. But yes I will be taking a pay cut for sure Ill probably make 35k (Will go up once I get to the airlines).
Is your current employer the entity you owe the $14,000 to or do you work for somebody other than who you owe the money to?
If you work for the entity you owe money to, given they have a signed authorization to withhold the money, they could probably withhold it
if you work for an entity other than to whom you owe the money to; do you believe your employer would actually withhold money from your check without a judgment and a court’s order to withhold the money?
The amoint owed compared to your income is irrelevent. If you signed a contract that obligates you to repay the money, chances are you will be required to repay it.
There is no contract you can sign that would allow them to garish that much of your income from another employer. Even if they sue you and get a judgement the maximum they would be able to garnish is 25% of income or 30 time minimum wage.
Let me clarify sorry! It is a 2 year contract and I am quitting early so I will have to pay it back. I got a new job. Employer thinks he can basically take my whole entire paycheck at my next job until it is paid off in full because I signed a contract that says he could. (Idiotically)
Yes so that is my question. In PA they aren't even allowed to garnish my wages at all. So is this contract technically void?
No it is not technically void. You will likely continue to owe the money until you pay it.
I would have to verify it but typically an employer cannot withhold anything from your pay (other than the statutory withholdings or that a court orders (garishment would fall under this)) unless you authorize the withholding. That means your future employer cannot withhold money from your pay to forward to the current employer unless you authoriize it. So, just don’t authorize the withholding.
Your current employer can sue you and presumably obtain a judgment against you. It doesn’t sound like your wages can be garnished for the resulting judgment.
Your current employer can take all other lawful actions to collect on the judgment though. It will also show up on your credit report as well. That will screw with obtaining credit and it could screw with your employment.
While PA law does limit what can be garnished for I am a little concerned that this may be considered a student loan which can be garnished under PA law.
It's not a student loan. Not even close.
If the former employer goes to a new employer and says, "I have a contract with your employee that says I can 'garnish' a huge amount of money out of their paycheck", the new employer is going to... not care. They are not going to "garnish" the employee's wages. Even if the employee consented, I doubt that they would cooperate with the arrangement as opposed to telling the employee to make the payments directly.
For anything else, the employer seeking reimbursement would need a court order for garnishment and, no matter what the contract says, they're not going to get a court to issue an order of wage garnishment for amounts in excess of what is permitted by state and federal law.