McDonald's franchise promised to give employees more payment options, it was sued by a former employee, said she visited her wages from the debit card fee.
16 McDonald's restaurants in northeastern Pennsylvania employees will be given the option to pay by direct deposit or by check, company spokeswoman Christina Mueller Curran said Monday. They will continue to have the ability to use the payroll card.
"We want to act quickly," Curran said Muller. "Our staff is always our No. 1 priority."
In her lawsuit, the former employees Natalie Gunshannon said she was charged $ 1.50 to withdraw cash. Focus on litigation through a debit card, you can pay the freight cost low-wage employees approach.
The company introduced a payroll card, about 18 months ago, and its 800 employees, because many do not have bank accounts, net of cash checks, Muller Curran said.
"We did not hear any complaints, many employees are already using these cards for many months without complaint when it becomes obvious that there are some employees may want to choose, we're going to give them a choice," she said. "
Gunshannon said she complained about her salary expenses on the card, she was told that there is no other form of payment.
She said Monday that she was subject to withdrawal fee, because she did not live anywhere near a branch of JP Morgan Chase, payroll card issuer. She said that although she was glad her former colleagues will no longer use the card, her former employer engaged in "damage control."
"They're trying to soften the blow," she said. "Law already provides that they must give people a choice in the first place."
Gunshannon's lawyer Michael J. Cefalo said it would continue the lawsuit. He said the lawsuit seeks punitive damages, because the company "willfully violate state law that employees should be paid by cash or check.
Many employers try to save steering direct deposit or payroll debit card issuing paper checks costs. According to their fees, pay cards can be beneficial to people who do not have bank accounts. But opposition said that high charge card mean, basically some workers below the minimum wage.
Nearly 40,000 U.S. households, or 3.2%, it was to receive wages, payroll card, according to the 2011 survey by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
 



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