If these employees are receiving any sort of public benefit, or become involved in some legal claim, or basically just need to prove their income to someone, th

If these employees are receiving any sort of public benefit, or become involved in some legal claim, or basically just need to prove their income to someone, they will absolutely require pay stubs. If they're not able to come up with proof of income, they could be denied Medicaid, Social Security, Section 8 housing assistance, SNAP "food stamps", WIC, TANF, or all sorts of other benefits that they would be entitled to, if only they could prove that they're earning a legitimate income from their employer who is required to provide pay stubs in an accessible fashion (they used to be simply attached to the paper check, or mailed via postal service; how complicated was that?)