Michigan to Permit Child Support Withholding Fees

Author: Rena Pirsos, Brightmine Legal Editor

The Payroll chapter of HR & Compliance Center's Involuntary and Voluntary Pay Deductions section has been updated to reflect a new Michigan law that, effective March 28, 2013, allows employers to charge employees a fee for processing income withholding orders for child support subject to certain limitations. Current law allows employers to charge a fee only if they have employees' written consent.