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                            PRGARNRULE FILE

                           Garnishment Rules

The Garnishment Rules files contains garnishment rules by governing tax
authority and category for wage formulas, disposable income, and fee
definitions.

REFERENCED BY

BN66.1    PR05.1    PR139     PR140     PR195     PR225
PR80.1    PR89.1

UPDATED BY

PR115     PR25.2    PR26.1    PR514     PR925

FIELD NAME           DESCRIPTION/VALID VALUES                    UPDATED BY

PGR-COMPANY          Numeric 4                                   PR25.2  PR925
Company              Contains the company number.

PGR-TAX-ID-CODE      Alpha 10                                    PR25.2  PR925
Tax Id Code          Defines the state, county, or province
                     governing the attachment. Determines the
                     rules that apply to a type of a
                     garnishment.

                     Note: You cannot define federal rules.

PGR-GARN-CAT         Alpha 1                                     PR25.2  PR925
Garn Cat             Identifies a group of garnishments.
                     Rules may be defined by category.
                     Reporting may be done by category.

                     Garnishment types are tied to categories
                     on the garnishment types table.
                     A = Assignment
                     B = Bankruptcy
                     G = Garnishment
                     L = Student Loans
                     S = Support
                     T = Tax Levies

PGR-TYPE             Alpha 2                                     PR25.2  PR925
Type                 Defines a type of garnishment. Rules are
                     then defined for this type.

PGR-EXEM-FORM        Alpha 2                                     PR25.2  PR925
Exem Form            Defines how exempt earnings (protected
                     income) are calculated.

PGR-RATE-X-FED-MIN   Numeric 3                                   PR25.2  PR925
Rate X Fed Min       This number is multiplied by the federal
                     minimum wage to determine exempt wages.

PGR-FACTOR-1         Signed 7.2                                  PR25.2  PR925
Factor 1             Parameter used in calculating exempt
                     wages.

PGR-FACTOR-2         Signed 7.2                                  PR25.2
Factor 2             Parameter used to calculate exempt
                     wages.

PGR-FACTOR-3         Signed 7.2                                  PR25.2
Factor 3             Parameter used to calculate exempt
                     wages.

PGR-FACTOR-4         Signed 7.2                                  PR25.2
Factor 4             Parameter used to calculate exempt
                     wages.

PGR-SND-FAM-YES      Signed 5.2                                  PR25.2  PR925
Snd Fam Yes          Contains the percent to withhold for an
                     employee with a second family.

PGR-SND-FAM-NO       Signed 5.2                                  PR25.2  PR925
Snd Fam No           Contains the percent to withhold for an
                     employee without a second family.

PGR-ARR-ADD-PCT      Signed 5.2                                  PR25.2  PR925
Arr Add Pct          Used with child support or alimony
                     garnishments and represents the
                     additional percent if outstanding
                     arrearages are more than 12 weeks old on
                     the employee record.

PGR-PCT-PER-DEP      Signed 7.2                                  PR25.2
Pct Per Dep          Defines the amount or percent per
                     dependent used to calculate exempt
                     earnings.

PGR-CALC-TYPE        Alpha 1                                     PR25.2
Calculation Type     Determines if the value in the Per
                     Dependent field is an amount or a
                     percent.
                     A = Amount
                     P = Percent

PGR-MULT-GARN-RULE   Alpha 1                                     PR25.2  PR925
Mult Garn Rule       Defines how to distribute the amount to
                     be withheld when the amount is
                     insufficient and multiple orders exist
                     (for the same category) for an employee.
                     1 = Prorate Based On Farn Amount
                     2 = Equal Amount To Each Other
                     3 = Effective Date Order
                     4 = Withhold One Garn At A Time

PGR-FEES-DED-CODE    Alpha 4                                     PR25.2
Fees Ded Code        Contains the deduction code used to
                     track the fee amount withheld separately
                     from the order amount.

PGR-AMOUNT           Currency 15.2                               PR25.2
Amount               Contains the amount to be charged for
                     this garnishment.

PGR-FREQUENCY        Alpha 1                                     PR25.2
Frequency            Indicates when the fee will be withheld.
                     1 = Only When Garn Amt is Withheld
                     2 = Every Cyc Garn Should be Taken

PGR-FEES-LMT-TYPE    Alpha 2                                     PR25.2
Fees Lmt Type        Identifies which rules formula is used
                     in determining the fee amount.

PGR-FEES-LMT-AMT-1   Signed 7.2                                  PR25.2
Fees Lmt Amt 1       Contains a limit amount or percent. This
                     used in calculation based on the limit
                     rule.

PGR-FEES-LMT-AMT-2   Signed 7.2                                  PR25.2
Fees Lmt Amt 2       If the limit rule has two calculations,
                     contains the amount or percent of the
                     second part of the caculation.

PGR-FEES-1ST-TIME    Signed 7.2                                  PR25.2
Fees 1st Time        Contains a fee used for the first time
                      garnishment is processed for an
                     employee.

PGR-GL-DIST-COMP     Numeric 4                                   PR25.2
Gl Dist Comp         Contains the distribution company for
                     the accrual account on the deduction for
                     fees.

PGR-GL-ACCT-UNIT     Alpha 15                                    PR25.2
General Ledger       Contains the accounting unit used for
Accounting Unit      the accrual on the deduction for fees.

PGR-GL-ACCOUNT       Numeric 6                                   PR25.2
General Ledger       Contains the account for the accrual
Account              account on the deduction for fees.

PGR-GL-SUB-ACCT      Numeric 4                                   PR25.2
General Ledger       Contains the subaccount for the accrual
Subaccount           account used on the fee deduction.

PGR-EXCL-PAY-CODE    Alpha 4 Occurs 30 Times                     PR25.2
Excl Pay Code        Excludes certain pay in calculating the
                     disposable income.

PGR-EXCL-DED-CODE    Alpha 4 Occurs 30 Times                     PR25.2
Excl Ded Code        Excludes certain deductions in
                     calculating the disposable income.

PGR-CHANGE-FLAG      Alpha 1                                     PR115   PR25.2
Change Flag          Indicates whether the fee amount is
                     changed for the garnishment rule.
                     Y = Yes

PGR-USED-FLAG        Alpha 1                                     PR25.2  PR26.1
Used                 This flag is updated when an employee       PR514   PR925
                     garnishment is added for this
                     garnishment rule in PR26.1  (Employee
                     Garnishment) based on the governing
                     taxing authority, category, and type.
                     Y = YEs
                     N = No

                         PRGARNRULE FILE INDEX

NAME      KEY FIELDS    DESCRIPTION / SUBSET CONDITION           USED IN

PGRSET1   COMPANY                                                BN66.1  PR05.1
          TAX-ID-CODE                                            PR115   PR139
          GARN-CAT                                               PR140   PR195
          TYPE                                                   PR225   PR25.2
                                                                 PR26.1  PR514
                                                                 PR80.1  PR89.1
                                                                 PR925

PGRSET2   TYPE                                                   PR25.1
          COMPANY
          TAX-ID-CODE
          GARN-CAT

PGRSET3   COMPANY       Subset                                   PR115   PR140
          TAX-ID-CODE   Where CHANGE-FLAG = "Y"
          GARN-CAT      And   USED-FLAG   = "Y"
          TYPE

                         PRGARNRULE FILE RELATIONS

ONE TO ONE RELATIONS


RELATION       RELATED
 NAME           FILE        INTEGRITY RULES / FIELD MATCH

Fees Ded       DEDCODE      Required

                            PGR-COMPANY          -> DDC-COMPANY
                            PGR-FEES-DED-CODE    -> DDC-DED-CODE

Prgarncat      PRGARNTYPE   Required

                            PGR-GARN-CAT         -> GRT-GARN-CAT
                            PGR-TYPE             -> GRT-TYPE

Prgarntype     PRGARNTYPE   Required

                            PGR-TYPE             -> GRT-TYPE

Prsystem       PRSYSTEM     Required

                            PGR-COMPANY          -> PRS-COMPANY
                            Spaces               -> PRS-PROCESS-LEVEL

Prtaxauth      PRTAXAUTH    Required

                            PGR-TAX-ID-CODE      -> PRX-TAX-ID-CODE