Various Federal, State, and local legislation requires the payment
of wages in cash; prohibits or regulates the issuance of scrip, tokens,
credit cards, ``dope checks'' or coupons; prevents or restricts payment
of wages in services or facilities; controls company stores and
commissaries; outlaws ``kickbacks''; restrains assignment and
garnishment of wages; and generally governs the calculation of wages and
the frequency and manner of paying them. Where such legislation is
applicable and does not contravene the requirements of the Act, nothing
in the Act, the regulations, or the interpretations announced by the
Administrator should be taken to override or nullify the provisons of of
these laws.
