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District court permits Maryland lending law and TILA claims to proceed against earned wage access provider

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On August 8, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland granted in part and denied in part a motion to dismiss several claims against an earned wage access (EWA) provider, addressing whether its wage...more

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Connecticut enacts new earned wage access law

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On July 8, the governor of Connecticut signed into law SB 1396 to amend the licensing statute for small loan companies and to add a regulatory framework for providers of “earned but unpaid wage or salary income advance.”...more

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Does the Recent Earned Wage Access Law Change the Regulatory Environment in Arkansas?

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The Arkansas legislature recently passed House Bill 1517, which creates an earned wage access law in the state. It will be one of the relatively few such laws in the country. One interesting question is whether the law...more

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Louisiana and Connecticut Advance Earned Wage Access Laws

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Louisiana and Connecticut recently passed legislation establishing regulatory frameworks for earned wage access (EWA) providers. Connecticut’s SB 5140 passed the legislature on June 4 and awaits Governor Ned Lamont’s...more

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Indiana, Maryland Become Latest States to Enact Legislation Regulating Earned Wage Access

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Indiana and Maryland join seven other states in enacting laws that specifically regulate earned wage access (EWA) providers. EWA is an on-demand payment product that allows workers to access their wages as they are...more

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Late Fee Crunch: How Earned Wage Access Helps Consumers Avoid Penalties

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$23 billion. That’s how much Americans paid in late fees last year. When a payment is only a few days behind, late fees for credit cards, utilities, student loans, and rent pile up. And they have proliferated over the last...more

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Complaint challenges New York attorney general’s classification of earned wage access as a loan

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On April 7, an earned wage access (EWA) provider filed a complaint seeking declaratory relief against the New York Office of the Attorney General (OAG) in U.S. SDNY. The plaintiff requested relief from the OAG’s enforcement...more

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