Clinics Help Protect State Families from Debt Collection During COVID-19 Crisis

By Sarah Weld Two Berkeley Law clinics played key roles in persuading California to stop intercepting tax refunds, garnishing wages, and levying bank accounts to pay fees owed to state and local governments during the COVID-19 pandemic. State Controller Betty Yee suspended the debt collection on March 27 and the policy went into effect immediately, … Continue reading Clinics Help Protect State Families from Debt Collection During COVID-19 Crisis