Employer
(7) Employer means a person or entity that employs the services of others and that pays their wages or salaries. The term employer includes, but is not limited to, State and local Governments, but does not include an agency of the Federal Government as defined by 31 CFR 285.11(c). (8) Garnishment means the process of withholding amounts from an employee's disposable pay and paying those amounts to a creditor in satisfaction of a withholding order. (9) Hearing means a review of the documentary evidence concerning the existence or amount of a debt or the terms of a repayment schedule, provided such repayment schedule is established other than by a written agreement entered into pursuant to this part. If the hearing official determines that the issues in dispute cannot be resolved solely by review of the written record, such as when the validity of the debt turns on the issue of credibility or veracity, an oral hearing may be provided. (10) Hearing official means an administrative law judge or appropriate alternate. (11) Treasury means the Department of the Treasury. (12) Withholding order for purposes of this part means Wage Garnishment Order (SF329B). Also for purposes of this part, the terms wage garnishment order and garnishment order have the same meaning as withholding order.