The department estimated some 285,000 people had their wages garnished between March 13 and March 26, according to The Post.
"Payments we receive via garnished wages will be immediately processed for refund, and the employer will be contacted again to ensure the guidance to stop garnishing wages is understood.
The Department relies on employers to stop garnishing wages, but is taking every measure to contact employers and refund garnished wages to borrowers until Sept. 30, 2020.".
Department officials have previously said they plan to refund all wages seized by the government since March 13, when Trump declared a national emergency because of the coronavirus pandemic.
“Returning the money several months from now is not acceptable,” said Persis Yu, who directs the National Consumer Law Center’s Student Loan Borrower Assistance Project.
Alex Elson, senior counsel at Student Defense, said that DeVos broke the promise she made to stop wage garnishments in March.
“What does it mean that the government has this really incredible tool to garnish wages and they can’t turn it off? »