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South Carolina Enacts Earned Wage Access Legislation Requiring Registration, Exempting the Product from Lending Laws

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On May 21, 2024, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed into law the Earned Wage Access Services Act (the “Act”), which will require earned wage access (“EWA”) providers to register annually with the state’s Department...more

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Much Ado About Payroll Cards

In my last blog post, “To Fee or Not to Fee—The Pros and Cons of Payroll Cards,” I discussed the growing popularity of payroll cards and several U.S. senators’ plea for guidance on this burgeoning pay practice. Perhaps in...more

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Federal and State Authorities Continue Scrutiny of Payroll Cards

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With the growing popularity of payroll cards, employers that utilize them, or are considering implementing them in the future, must be aware of the potential benefits and risks involved. Employers in virtually every...more

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CFPB Warns Employers on Required Use of Payroll Cards

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued a bulletin warning employers that they cannot require employees to receive their wages on payroll cards. The bulletin appears to respond to the explosive growth in the use...more

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CFPB Bulletin Addresses "Payroll Card Accounts"

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A statement of some federal-law limitations and requirements relating to the increasingly popular practice of compensating employees via the use of "pay cards" came from an atypical direction on September 12....more

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