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payroll cards
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New York Times: Workers Paid by Card Will Gain Protections in New York State
New York Times — Workers in New York State who receive their wages on prepaid cards will gain consumer protections next year that advocates say are among the strongest in the nation.
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NYS Governor’s Office: Governor Cuomo Enacts Country’s Most Comprehensive Worker Protections Against Hidden Payroll Card Fees
NYS Governor’s Office — New Payroll Card Regulations Issued By State Department of Labor Will Eliminate Costly Hidden Fees, Prohibit Employers from Receiving Kickbacks, Mandate Local Access to Fee-Less ATMs
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Daily News: Lessons from the RushCard Fiasco: New York Needs Stronger Protections on Prepaid Debit Cards
Daily News — If there’s a silver lining to the recent RushCard debacle, it’s that it has exposed systemic failings in the prepaid debit-card industry and provided the clearest and most harrowing illustration yet of why strong oversight is needed.
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Community, Labor and Civil Rights Groups Rally Behind NYS Payroll Card Rules
Organizations across the state and country have rallied in support of New York’s proposed rules to rein in the payroll card industry. New York’s rules would be among the strongest in the country and ensure that large employers do not use payroll cards to unfairly shift payroll costs onto low-wage workers. The New York…
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Comment Letter to the NYS Department of Labor on Proposed Rules Regarding Wage Payment Methods
New Economy Project supports proposed rules that would create strong protections for workers, particularly low- wage workers, who are vulnerable to unfair and abusive fees levied by payroll card companies.
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(Archive) Support Strong NYS Payroll Card Rules
New York State’s Department of Labor has proposed new payroll card rules that would advance workers’ rights and prohibit fees that unfairly deplete workers’ wages.
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Statement on Proposed NYS Payroll Card Rules
New Economy Project commends the Governor and NYS Department of Labor for advancing workers’ rights in New York State, by issuing strong proposed rules to regulate payroll cards.
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Majority Leader Morelle and Senator Gallivan to Sponsor A.G. Schneiderman’s Payroll Card Act
Assembly Majority Leader Morelle and Senator Gallivan, Press Release — Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced that Assembly Majority Leader Joseph Morelle and Senator Patrick Gallivan will sponsor the Attorney General’s program bill regulating the use of payroll cards to increase protections for workers, clarify ambiguities in the law, and ensure that payroll cards…
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Comment Letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, on Proposed Prepaid Card Amendments to Regulation E
New Economy Project urges the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to strengthen regulation of prepaid cards and close loopholes that permit abusive practices.
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NYS Payroll Card Survey – Summary of Findings
Members of the NYS Payroll Card Working Group spoke to New Yorkers who work in retail, restaurant and other sectors to learn about their experiences with payroll cards. Here are the major problems the workers flagged.