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# Paying by check would not subject one to any violations, unless the employer stipulates payment by cash and that is the norm in that profession.<ref> Business Halacha, p. 186-187. There is a discussion among poskim about whether or not the bank has to be open in order for the prohibition of delaying payment to not be in effect (see Rabbi Moishe Dovid Lebovits, Halachically Speaking, Volume 4, p. 373-374).</ref> | # Paying by check would not subject one to any violations, unless the employer stipulates payment by cash and that is the norm in that profession.<ref> Business Halacha, p. 186-187. There is a discussion among poskim about whether or not the bank has to be open in order for the prohibition of delaying payment to not be in effect (see Rabbi Moishe Dovid Lebovits, Halachically Speaking, Volume 4, p. 373-374). <br> | ||
see also Halachos of Other of Other People's Money pg. 106-107 who distinguishes between Eretz Yisrael where a check can more easily be exchanged for cash and America where it can only be brought to a bank, although he acknowledges that in many circumstances the accepted practice is to pay by check and therefore bal talin wouldn't apply.</ref> | |||
# Payment with a post-dated check or credit card is not considered valid to avoid bal talin. If the employee consents to this form of payment, one would not be in violation of bal talin, but would still lose out on the mitzva of paying on time. <Ref> Halachos of Other People's Money pg. 107-108</ref> | |||
==Exceptions== | ==Exceptions== | ||
