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This was my entire point; if UPS is truly concerned with helping the less fortunate by donating to United Way, perhaps some of that charity ought to be directed towards its own low-income employees by waiving the fees it charges for child support garnishments.
Don't forget that your real point from the beginning is UPS could/should do this free of charge as a charity or goodwill to one of its employees.
If you stay true to your "original" point then your message will stay on target.
That was never my point.
I was merely questioning the ethics of UPS arbitrarily charging the maximum amount allowable according to state law regardless of the actual costs incurred.
My wife is the finance and Human Resources manager for a local company. She is personally and directly responsible for handling all garnishments and payroll issues. I asked her about this very question and according to her, some garnishments are indeed complex and time-consuming. Others are simple and routine, and once they are set up the money is deducted automatically with no additional time or effort on her part. In no case that she deals with would it be appropriate or fair to charge an employee $20-$25 per month in fees.
The ethical thing for UPS to do....would be to at least work with the affected employees to minimize the amount of time and effort required (and fees charged) to process these garnishments. Arbitrarily charging a PT employee the maximum $5 per week allowed by law without offering him any recourse whatsoever is not an ethical business practice.
What! Huh?