On June 15, 2023, Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo signed SB 290, establishing the nation’s first state licensing regime for earned wage access (EWA) services provided to consumers in the state. Earned wage access allows employees to receive portions of their earned but unpaid income in advance to be repaid by the employees after being paid on payday. The governor signed the legislation (EWA Law) after it passed in both houses of the state legislature with wide margins.