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COVID-19 Collections Impact Bulletin: State Responses (December 2020 Update)

Burr Forman

On April 23, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-57-20 exempting stimulus payments and other COVID-19-related government financial assistance from attachment, levy, execution, or garnishment. On April 29, 2020, Governor Larry Hogan issued an executive order exempting CARES Act payments from garnishment under state law.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

The plaintiffs, who include landlords and real estate trade associations from Alabama and Georgia, argue that the CDC exceeded its authority by imposing the ban. On June 30, Maine Governor Janet Mills declined to veto a new law that expands consumer protections against garnishments. For more information, click here.