Can a former employer register me for a pre-paid debit card after being told no?
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Can a former employer register me for a pre-paid debit card after being told no?
I had direct deposit on file from day 1, on my last day the manager asked if I wanted my final pay on a pre-paid debit card, so it would be paid to me faster, or if I wanted it to remain direct deposit and have to wait until the next regular payday to receive my final check. I told the manager that I did not want an the card and that direct deposit will be fine. A few weeks after I had stopped working there, I received a card in the mail with a post it note from the former manager saying to call them if I had questions. Obviously upset with this individual for going against my expressed wishes, I did not contact them. I have not activated the card.
Asked on July 21, 2019 under Employment Labor Law, California
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SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 4 years ago | Contributor
They should not have done this, but there is nothing you can do about this: even when someone acts improperly or wriongfully, you can only take legal action for actual losses or harm you suffered--that is, there is only compensation for a physical or financial loss, not merely for your wishes being disregarded. If you received all the money you should, you suffered no actual harm; hence there is nothing to take legal action about.
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