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KamaAina

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29. Not just no but HELL NO!

Mon Jul 1, 2013, 05:01 PM

Jul 2013

By the way, the practice is illegal in many states.

http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2013/06/mcdonalds_debit_card-lawsuit.html

"I'm looking for the pay I am owed and for them to understand there has to be an option," Gunshannon, 27, told the Citizens' Voice.

Gunshannon was hired April 24 at the McDonald's in Shavertown and worked for a month before quitting. She was given her first paycheck and, along with it, the debit card. She said she did not sign the debit card or enroll in the payroll system because she believed the fees would reduce her future earnings to below minimum wage.

According to the lawsuit, the J.P. Morgan Chase payroll card carries fees for numerous transactions. They include a $1.50 minimum charge for an ATM withdrawal, $5 for an over-the-counter cash withdrawal, $1 to check the balance, 75 cents per online bill payment and $15 to replace a lost or stolen card.

State law entitles employees to choose to be paid by options including check or cash, said the lawyer, Mike Cefalo.

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Are debit cards part of your payroll options? [View all] DainBramaged Jun 2013 OP

We have one option: Direct deposit. Travis_0004 Jun 2013 #1

Yep etherealtruth Jun 2013 #7

Idiotic responses like this show the level of understanding of people making shit for wages... Safetykitten Jul 2013 #12

They do not run credit checks for checking accounts hack89 Jul 2013 #13

And? Your point? Safetykitten Jul 2013 #14

"no, your credit sucks" hack89 Jul 2013 #17

Our only option at work is also direct deposit. ieoeja Jul 2013 #16

Help me to understand FreeJoe Jul 2013 #20

A bank I once worked for just raised their rates Ruby the Liberal Jul 2013 #30

How, exactly did you derive that response from a single, direct response to the OP? Earth_First Jul 2013 #22

"Idiotic responses like this." Iggo Jul 2013 #25

Sk, cheksystems looks for outstanding bank issues Ruby the Liberal Jul 2013 #31

How is that an idiotic response? Travis_0004 Jul 2013 #33

If you use it at a store, ask for cash back at the register. No fee with that. (n/t) richmwill Jun 2013 #2

I think they charge a transaction fee if you use it at stores as well. sweetloukillbot Jun 2013 #4

They call it "convenience", I call it bullshit DainBramaged Jul 2013 #11

They need to pass a law stooping this. One should demand to know what type diabeticman Jun 2013 #3

I agree, it's complete bullshit. Initech Jul 2013 #24

It is an option at my workplace... Agschmid Jun 2013 #5

I get paper checks. No direct deposit option FrodosPet Jul 2013 #26

My wife has no direct deposit at her office sweetloukillbot Jul 2013 #28

I don't think I've ever had that option, let alone been forced to use it. penultimate Jun 2013 #6

Well, in the old days if you didn't have a checking account, Benton D Struckcheon Jun 2013 #8

I worked for several months for Zales Jewelry SheilaT Jul 2013 #9

Pretty sure that was an option when I signed up for direct deposit Recursion Jul 2013 #10

Do you assume all 'hourly employees' are 'poor?' leftstreet Jul 2013 #18

No; I was an hourly employee and not poor. That's why I said "a lot" Recursion Jul 2013 #19

Direct Deposit or paper check by mail. tammywammy Jul 2013 #15

Same here except, direct deposit or paper check issued on pay day. JaneyVee Jul 2013 #21

I've heard of temp/contractor agencies who use them as well. Myrina Jul 2013 #23

Never give me the option to vote kitteh! House of Roberts Jul 2013 #27

Not just no but HELL NO! KamaAina Jul 2013 #29

I guess I'm a dinosaur. Starry Messenger Jul 2013 #32