Prepaid Payroll Cards and Unlawful Wage Practices
If you or someone you know has been compensated through prepaid payroll cards and required to pay fees to access your wages, you may have been impacted by unlawful employment practices.
Recent allegations have surfaced against major companies regarding the use of prepaid cards to compensate employees. These cards reportedly imposed fees for withdrawing wages, checking balances, or making transactions, potentially reducing employees’ take-home pay below the legally mandated minimum wage. Such practices may violate state and federal labor laws.
Who Might Be Affected?
- Employees paid through prepaid payroll or debit cards.
- Workers who incurred fees to access their wages, check balances, or perform transactions.
- Individuals who suspect they received less than their full wages due to these fees.
Your Legal Rights
Employers are required by law to ensure employees receive their full, fair wages without undue burdens. If you were impacted by these practices, you may be entitled to compensation for the fees charged, damages, and other legal remedies.
Experience Matters
Sauder Schelkopf has a nationally recognized litigation practice. The firm currently serves as court-appointed lead counsel in courts across the country. The attorneys at Sauder Schelkopf have recovered over $1 billion on behalf of their clients and class members. Our firm was recognized by the Legal Intelligencer’s 2022 Professional Excellence Awards. The Legal Intelligencer’s Professional Excellence Awards honor Pennsylvania law firms and attorneys who have made a significant, positive impact on the legal profession. Our firm was named in the Litigation Departments of the Year (Specialty Area category; runner-up), an award that honors the best litigation practice in a small or mid-sized firm in Pennsylvania. This recognition was based on the firm’s 2021 litigation work and its important ongoing cases. LawDragon has recognized our attorneys in its list of the “500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers” for 2022. This list notes: “From the opioid epidemic to toxic substances and defective products, truck accidents to wildfires and sexual abuse, these are the lawyers who stand on the front line in individual lawsuits and class actions seeking justice.” Mr. Schelkopf was named to Pennsylvania’s Best Lawyers® 2022 for Class Actions/Mass Tort Litigation. The American Lawyer named Mr. Sauder to its 2021 Northeast Trailblazers. The honor recognizes 60 lawyers who are “truly agents of change.” It “recognizes professionals in the Northeast who have moved the needle in the legal industry.” The Legal Intelligencer named Mr. Sauder and Mr. Schelkopf in its 2020 Pennsylvania Trailblazers list recognizing 31 lawyers who “have taken extra measures to contribute to positive outcomes . . . and who are truly agents of change.” The Legal highlighted the firm’s innovative work on advocacy as class counsel in large institutional sex abuse cover-ups, women’s, and children’s rights. Our attorneys have also consistently been recognized by their peers being named to Pennsylvania SuperLawyer, a distinction held by the top 5% of attorneys in Pennsylvania. The National Trial Lawyers Association has also selected our attorneys as the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Pennsylvania.
We Want to Hear from You
If you believe you were affected by prepaid payroll card practices, you can contact the attorneys at Sauder Schelkopf by filling out the form on this page.