THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY GROVE, GILLESPIE, MILLER, TALLMAN, BENNINGHOFF, CLYMER, D. COSTA, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, EVERETT, GEIST, GINGRICH, HARHAI, HARRIS, MILLARD, MOUL, MURT, MUSTIO, OBERLANDER, PYLE, RAPP, REICHLEY, ROHRER, K. SMITH, SWANGER, TRUE AND VULAKOVICH, OCTOBER 26, 2009

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR RELATIONS, OCTOBER 26, 2009  

AN ACT

Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the

Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for

personal earning exempt from process.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 8127(a) of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a paragraph to read:

§ 8127.  Personal earnings exempt from process.

(a)  General rule and exceptions.--The wages, salaries and

commissions of individuals shall while in the hands of the

employer be exempt from any attachment, execution or other

process except upon an action or proceeding:

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(6)  For recovery and recoupment of compensation paid

under the act of December 5, 1936 (2nd Sp.Sess., 1937

P.L.2897, No.1), known as the Unemployment Compensation Law,

from a person who has been found liable to repay funds

received to the Unemployment Compensation Fund under section

804(a) of the act.

Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.