29 CFR § 870.56 - Termination of exemption.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t29/s870.56"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "29 CFR § 870.56 - Termination of exemption."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "870.56"
section_name: "Termination of exemption."
chapter_name: "WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "GARNISHMENT OF EARNINGS"
part_number: "870"
part_name: "RESTRICTION ON GARNISHMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Secs. 303, 305, 306, 82 Stat. 163, 164; 15 U.S.C. 1673, 1675, 1676, unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "35 FR 8226, May 26, 1970, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "870"
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# 870.56 Termination of exemption.

(a) After notice and opportunity to be heard, the Administrator shall terminate any exemption of State-regulated garnishments when he finds that the laws of the State no longer satisfy the purpose of section 303(a) of the Act or the policy expressed in § 870.51(a). Also, after notice and opportunity to be heard, the Administrator may terminate any exemption if he finds that any of its terms or conditions have been violated.

(b) General notice of the termination of every exemption of State-regulated garnishments shall be given by publication in the *Federal Register.*