41 CFR § 105-57.014 - Right of action.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t41/s105-57.014"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "41 CFR § 105-57.014 - Right of action."
title_number: 41
title_name: "Public Contracts and Property Management"
section_number: "105-57.014"
section_name: "Right of action."
chapter_number: 105
chapter_name: "GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "105-57"
part_name: "57—ADMINISTRATION WAGE GARNISHMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 552-553, 31 U.S.C. 3720D, 31 CFR 285.11."
regulatory_source: "68 FR 68761, Dec. 10, 2003, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "105-57"
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# 105-57.014 Right of action.

GSA may sue any employer for any amount that the employer fails to withhold from wages owed and payable to an employee in accordance with §§ 105-057.006 and 105-57.008 of this part, plus attorney's fees, costs, and if applicable, punitive damages. However, a suit may not be filed before the termination of the collection action involving a particular debtor, unless earlier filing is necessary to avoid expiration of any applicable statute of limitations period. For purposes of this part, “termination of the collection action” occurs when GSA has terminated collection action in accordance with the FCCS or other applicable standards. In any event, termination of the collection action will have been deemed to occur if GSA has not received any payments to satisfy the debt from the particular debtor whose wages were subject to garnishment, in whole or in part, for a period of one (1) year.