Our HR department asked if the suspension of wage garnishments for student loans applied to the city. The reference was the following press release from DOE: https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/secretary-devos-directs-fsa-stop-wage-garnishment-collections-actions-student-loan-borrowers-will-refund-more-18-billion-students-families My question is whether this press release is to be relied on when suspending wage garnishments for student loans or if there is a more official directive out there that I am missing. Any input would be appreciated. [cid:image001.png@01D60CC3.0BFA5700] Charles W. Thompson, Jr. Executive Director/General Counsel International Municipal Lawyers Association, Inc. A 51 Monroe St., Suite 404, Rockville, MD 20850 [cid:image003.jpg@01D60CC3.0BFA5700]<http://www.facebook.com/IMLA-259977855541/> [cid:image004.jpg@01D60CC3.0BFA5700] <http://www.linkedin.com/company/international-municipal-lawyers-association-inc./> [cid:image005.png@01D60CC3.0BFA5700] <http://twitter.com/imlalegal> [cid:image006.jpg@01D60CC3.0BFA5700] <http://soundcloud.com/internationalmunicipallawyersassociation> P (202) 466-5424 ext. 7110 M (240) 876-6790 D (202) 742-1016 W www.imla.org<http://www.imla.org/> Plan Ahead! JOIN OUR VIRTUALSEMINAR - SIGN UP NOW IMLA's 2020 Virtual Mid-Year Seminar, April 20-24! IMLA's 85th Annual Conference<http://www.imla.org/events/conferences>, September 23-27 in Riverside County, CA!

At the end of that press release there is a link to a Q&A. In reading through the Q&A, it says HR departments will receive a letter from the Department of Education regarding the withholding of garnishments for student loans. I would say we have to wait for such a letter. Alicia R. Calderón Deputy City Attorney City Attorney's Office Civic Center 500 East Third Street, Suite 330 Loveland, Colorado 80537 (970) 962-2545 alicia.calderon@cityofloveland.org<mailto:alicia.calderon@cityofloveland.org> NOTICE: This e-mail (including any attachments) from the Loveland City Attorney's Office is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (18 U.S.C. §§ 2510-2521) and may be confidential or privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any retention, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication or its contents is prohibited. Please reply to the sender that you received the message in error and delete the message. [cid:image007.png@01D60CEA.6ADA2490] From: Disasterrelief <disasterrelief-bounces@lists.imla.org> On Behalf Of Chuck Thompson Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 7:58 AM To: disasterrelief@lists.imla.org Subject: [External] [Disasterrelief] Question on garnishments Our HR department asked if the suspension of wage garnishments for student loans applied to the city. The reference was the following press release from DOE: https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/secretary-devos-directs-fsa-stop-wage-garnishment-collections-actions-student-loan-borrowers-will-refund-more-18-billion-students-families<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.ed.gov_news_press-2Dreleases_secretary-2Ddevos-2Ddirects-2Dfsa-2Dstop-2Dwage-2Dgarnishment-2Dcollections-2Dactions-2Dstudent-2Dloan-2Dborrowers-2Dwill-2Drefund-2Dmore-2D18-2Dbillion-2Dstudents-2Dfamilies&d=DwMFAg&c=bzx181Ycl3I-5o-tgG8UzrCycjjP9MepY78NUJhv95Q&r=XLsCSM91JDjnlnxfLaKTuNTYsAuoeCYbCiTrxxym3F5vdBA5EtKqqTXS5tOefnby&m=bhxZyjUWiMXPsbjs-T8AVzZAntMdxhLlhA4ieLm_c7o&s=bECL1mQJLL354WywQCD02kAHA9Mtd7LBdPwVPSZIEHU&e=> My question is whether this press release is to be relied on when suspending wage garnishments for student loans or if there is a more official directive out there that I am missing. Any input would be appreciated. [cid:image001.png@01D60CEA.6B835CE0] Charles W. Thompson, Jr. Executive Director/General Counsel International Municipal Lawyers Association, Inc. A 51 Monroe St., Suite 404, Rockville, MD 20850 [cid:image002.jpg@01D60CEA.6B835CE0]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.facebook.com_IMLA-2D259977855541_&d=DwMFAg&c=bzx181Ycl3I-5o-tgG8UzrCycjjP9MepY78NUJhv95Q&r=XLsCSM91JDjnlnxfLaKTuNTYsAuoeCYbCiTrxxym3F5vdBA5EtKqqTXS5tOefnby&m=bhxZyjUWiMXPsbjs-T8AVzZAntMdxhLlhA4ieLm_c7o&s=_VZcsTzCM-hEwYC-c4VrjgF2D977IUT4uhrPHD0zN6g&e=> [cid:image003.jpg@01D60CEA.6B835CE0] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.linkedin.com_company_international-2Dmunicipal-2Dlawyers-2Dassociation-2Dinc._&d=DwMFAg&c=bzx181Ycl3I-5o-tgG8UzrCycjjP9MepY78NUJhv95Q&r=XLsCSM91JDjnlnxfLaKTuNTYsAuoeCYbCiTrxxym3F5vdBA5EtKqqTXS5tOefnby&m=bhxZyjUWiMXPsbjs-T8AVzZAntMdxhLlhA4ieLm_c7o&s=Y6BlELqj47_VKwOMSfqpybCUX6pfZvGmDlAME42AlD8&e=> [cid:image004.png@01D60CEA.6B835CE0] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__twitter.com_imlalegal&d=DwMFAg&c=bzx181Ycl3I-5o-tgG8UzrCycjjP9MepY78NUJhv95Q&r=XLsCSM91JDjnlnxfLaKTuNTYsAuoeCYbCiTrxxym3F5vdBA5EtKqqTXS5tOefnby&m=bhxZyjUWiMXPsbjs-T8AVzZAntMdxhLlhA4ieLm_c7o&s=_G-WoalavqAbOmDAklI4VPRwIm_D2eaj-wh2JQMwIog&e=> [cid:image005.jpg@01D60CEA.6B835CE0] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__soundcloud.com_internationalmunicipallawyersassociation&d=DwMFAg&c=bzx181Ycl3I-5o-tgG8UzrCycjjP9MepY78NUJhv95Q&r=XLsCSM91JDjnlnxfLaKTuNTYsAuoeCYbCiTrxxym3F5vdBA5EtKqqTXS5tOefnby&m=bhxZyjUWiMXPsbjs-T8AVzZAntMdxhLlhA4ieLm_c7o&s=eWnP2e5u-K_Nd8Vpd3hTHOBu_sel_1_yBqNJSv8RkIk&e=> P (202) 466-5424 ext. 7110 M (240) 876-6790 D (202) 742-1016 W www.imla.org<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.imla.org_&d=DwMFAg&c=bzx181Ycl3I-5o-tgG8UzrCycjjP9MepY78NUJhv95Q&r=XLsCSM91JDjnlnxfLaKTuNTYsAuoeCYbCiTrxxym3F5vdBA5EtKqqTXS5tOefnby&m=bhxZyjUWiMXPsbjs-T8AVzZAntMdxhLlhA4ieLm_c7o&s=UiH7Quislp4QwH16cv7mSDMOTRFWzlcc5nSuh8oYjoI&e=> Plan Ahead! JOIN OUR VIRTUALSEMINAR - SIGN UP NOW IMLA's 2020 Virtual Mid-Year Seminar, April 20-24! IMLA's 85th Annual Conference<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.imla.org_events_conferences&d=DwMFAg&c=bzx181Ycl3I-5o-tgG8UzrCycjjP9MepY78NUJhv95Q&r=XLsCSM91JDjnlnxfLaKTuNTYsAuoeCYbCiTrxxym3F5vdBA5EtKqqTXS5tOefnby&m=bhxZyjUWiMXPsbjs-T8AVzZAntMdxhLlhA4ieLm_c7o&s=wykwEFRSCcLWu8n96CsC3KLgh_4ieJqV0_1M0kr7nRI&e=>, September 23-27 in Riverside County, CA!