payroll debit cards

On May 27, 2015, the New York Department of Labor proposed a regulation regarding employers’ methods of payment. In the proposed rule, there are specific requirements outlined for employers that pay their employees via check, direct deposit, and payroll debit card. The aim is to protect employees’ wages by making sure employers are not profiting Read more

Payment of wages by payroll debit card is a growing trend. Now Illinois has amended state law to expressly sanction employers’ use of payroll debit cards to pay employees’ wages.  Under the prior version of the law, employers were required to pay wages by check or direct deposit payment. Under the new law, paying employees Read more