McDonalds Sued by Employee Over Debit Card Wage FeesAmanda Warren When I first heard about the woman suing McDonalds over receiving wages through a debit card, I wondered, oh is this another lets see what else we can sue bloated ol McDs for story? I mean, whats the big deal over receiving wages though a card if you can withdraw and you use cards anyway, right?? Wrong! By suing via a class-action law suit filed last Thursday, 27-year-old single mother, Natalie Gunshannon, has brought to light an absurdly corrupt practice that had better crawl back under the rock it came out from under. Minimum wage is $7.25 and Gunshannon was making $7.44 so any fees which are necessary every time an employee checks their balance or withdraws their wages could easily put the wages under the minimum wage mark. Public relations coordinator, Beth Dal Santo said: We value our employees and everything they do for our organization. We are committed to providing them the best possible work environment so they can deliver the fast, reliable service that our customers expect. Is that so? squeezing the most vulnerable of our society. They make minimum wage or a little more and they squeeze money from them. When they work hard and earn their wages, why should they have to pay fees to collect their rightful wages? seeks an unspecified amount of monetary damages and asks for punitive, compensatory and liquidated damages, plus legal fees and litigation costs against the company for its ill-gotten gains contrary to justice, equity, good conscience and Pennsylvania law. Cefalo now has more and more employees coming to him with the same stories. Natalie understandably says she needs to receive all the money she earns. I cant afford to lose even a few dollars per paycheck. I just think people should be paid fairly and not have to pay fees to get their wages. One can only imagine the emotional and monetary feeling of deflation after withdrawing taxed minimum wages, further gouged by unnecessary fees. Source: linkwithin_text=Related Articles: 