PAID_TO_ORDER_OF is a 50 character alphanumeric optional field which holds an alternative name that the check is made out to. If left blank, the check payee defaults to the full name of the employee. Used when employees elect to have some or all of their pay sent to their spouse or family (e.g. merchant seamen, contract workers in a foreign country etc.). May also be used when an employee is deceased, and a payment needs to be made out to the survivor(s) or to the estate.

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