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Regarding the McDonald's prepaid debit card as a 'paycheck', a woman in PA is suing McDonald's franchisees for paying her with a prepaid card. The card carries fees including $1.00 to check your balance, $1.50 to withdraw cash at an ATM, and $15 if you need to replace your card.

If there is a dollar charge for a balance inquiry, that functionally means the worker needs to pay in order to ensure that they've been paid.

This is why we need unions and labor laws.