Freelancers beware, checks come arbitrarily - Avis employé Anonymous TransPerfect

Checks may be sent early at times, but then sometimes you may get a payment way late and good luck trying to get a human to help you or give any type of legal respect to what "payment terms" mean. This is because projects are consolidated onto a check. You never really know when you will get payment, so you begin peeping out your window for the mail carrier. They have some convoluted explanation why they prefer not to use PayPal for US freelancers.