How Does An Employer Know When And How Much To Withhold?

Other Illinois Labor and Employment FAQs

• Q: Please Explain The New Hire Reporting Program?
  A: All employers must report newly hired employees within 20 calendar days of their hire date, or twice monthly if reporting magnetically or electronically. The purpose … More
• Q: Why Do Employers Play A Big Role In The Collection Of Child Support?
  A: Welfare Reform has Identified jobs and child support as the keys to Increased self­sufficiency. The law includes strict work requirements for custodial parents … More
• Q: When Does The State Send Out Income Withholding Notices?
  A: The state Initiates a notice to the employer within 2­15 days of learning about a non­custodial parent`s employment, depending on the source of the information.
• Q: What Does The Employer Receive?
  A: The Illinois Department of Public Aid sends the federal form, Notice to Withhold Income for Child Support (DPA 3683), with the Illinois employer packet, which includes … More
• Q: Does The Notice To Withhold Always Come From The Illinois Department Of Public Aid?
  A: No. The law allows every state to serve outside their state, and the notice may also come from a private attorney or a custodial parent.
• Q: Will The Employer Packets Vary?
  A: Yes. Although the notice will be the same because it was standardized federally to make it easily recognizable, each state has different forms that will accompany the … More
• Q: The Notice From Another State References That State's Laws, Instead Of Illinois Laws, Which Do I Follow?
  A: Follow the laws of the state in which the employee works.
• Q: What Does An Employer Send With The Withheld Check Or Money Order?
  A: The employee`s name and Social Security number and the custodial parent`s name, IV­D number and order number, which all appear in the upper right corner of the … More
• Q: Does An Employer Have To Withhold At The Frequency On The Notice?
  A: Employers do not have to vary their pay cycles to comply with the ordered frequency. The notice provides the total to be withheld and the corresponding amounts for … More
• Q: How Does An Employer Know When To Stop Withholding?
  A: Employers stop withholding current support on the first pay date after the termination date that appears on the notice. Withholding of arrearage or delinquency must … More