Pennsylvania employers cannot require workers to be paid on payroll debit cards, the state Superior Court has ruled in an issue of first impression.
A unanimous three-judge panel ruled Oct. 21 in Siciliano v. Mueller that the Pennsylvania Wage Payment and Collection Law requires employers to pay employees’ wages through cash or check. The court found that the mandatory use of debit cards that may subject users to fees does not meet the requirement in Section 260.3 of the law that “wages shall be paid in lawful money of the United States or check.”
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