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The total amount of wages due to a worker or employee shall be paid in legal tender of the United States of America, whether in cash, check, direct deposit, electronic transfer of funds or payroll credit card, at intervals which shall not exceed fifteen (15) days. When a worker or employee is dismissed or has to leave work during any day of the week, it shall be the duty of the employer to pay him the amount due for the number of days worked, no later than the next official payday. Any payment of wages to a worker or employee by the employer in merchandise or in a form other than the legal tender of the United States of America, whether in cash, check, direct deposit, electronic transfer of funds or payroll credit card shall be null. History —Apr. 17, 1931, No. 17, p. 194, § 3; Mar. 21, 1938, No. 3, p. 117, § 1; July 1, 1995, No. 74, § 2; Dec. 26, 2007, No. 213, § 2.