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- All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
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Use that check to open a bank account. Virtually every bank will give you a free account if you deposit your paycheck with them.
That's not true if you have bad enough credit or are a migrant worker. There's an entire check cashing industry based on taking advantage of people who can't get bank accounts and charging outrageous fees.
Many banks specifically offer services to people with bad credit and bad banking histories. Here is a Forbes article about them with a list of ones they recommend. And another article if you aren't convinced.
There is an industry around this because people keep spreading misinformation about not being able to get a bank account if you have bad credit; resulting in people not looking into getting a bank account. Stop spreading misinformation, it hurts people.