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Originally Posted by thetalady
Pay cards are used for lots of reasons.... companies can simply upload the wages to the card. No printing. No mailing. No checks getting lost or being stolen & cashed by someone else, etc. Cuts down on a lot of problems, but it does create others. Many companies have tried to go entirely to direct deposit, but a lot of people (maybe working here undocumented or those in poverty) simply do not have checking accounts.
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Undocumented people can get paycards. The ones you pick up at the retail stores don't require personal information.
In North Carolina, you can legally require everyone on your payroll to be direct deposit. I'm sure there are other states as well, but most of my HR experience is from NC.