I was informed by me employer the beginning of March that my wages were set to be garnished the next month. I filed for ch. 7 on March 17th. I took a copy of the "automatic stay to my employer and the creditor". I thought everything would be settled. The creditor sent a letter to my employer stating that as of March 17th "the writ of garnishment was dropped" and "Please cease all withholdings for the employee in this matter os of March 17th". Taken care of right? No, my employer said that the creditor was still due my pre-earnings up until the 16th. I tried explaining the automatic stay but this women in payroll said she would have to call the company lawyer to contact my lawyer. I told her I did not have a lawyer. She said the name on the automatic stay-I told her that was just my bankruptcy trustee. Anyway, the company lawyer contacted the trustee and was told to withhold the earnings. So they told me that on my next paycheck that $600 would be sent to the creditor. I don't know what to do, can they really take money from me after I filed ch. 7 even if it is technically money I earned before I filed but have yet to be paid?
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