A group of borrowers filed a class-action lawsuit in April against Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and the Education Department for allegedly mismanaging the moratorium. The department said it has called and emailed employers to stop garnishing wages, but some have continued. AD“The department has notified employers of defaulted borrowers to stop garnishing wages,” said Angela Morabito, a spokeswoman for the Education Department. The federal agency is also trying to contact another 4,400 people who did not have valid addresses on file. The department encourages borrowers to provide the letter to their employers as evidence their wages should not be reduced.

Source: Washington Post May 12, 2020 14:29 UTC