Can a place of employment force you to have your paycheck automatically depoisted to a bank account?
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Can a place of employment force you to have your paycheck automatically depoisted to a bank account?
Asked on April 17, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Texas
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SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Yes, your employer may make it a term of condition of employment that all employees sign up for automatic deposit, and can refuse to cut (or have a payroll service cut) physical checks and distribute them. It is an additional cost for a company (either monetarily, or at least in terms of time and effort) to give out physical checks; the law does not make employers shoulder this additional cost.
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