A man in Massachusetts was ordered to pay child support, and an income withholding order was entered. His pay is variable, but the order provided for how his employer was to deduct child support from his wages. The employer did not properly apply the order, resulting in the Department of Revenue levying against his assets in the amount of newly accrued arrears plus an arrears balance that he was supposed to be paying down. The employer blames its payroll company for the mistake, and the payroll company blames the employer. Can the man sue his employer for the stress that the resulting financial crisis caused to his family?

