<h1>Workforce tech partners with earned-wage-access provider to offer payroll advances with employer-financed model, raising compliance and liability risks</h1> A workforce management platform and an earned-wage-access (EWA) provider have formed a strategic partnership to integrate workforce management technology with an EWA product, enabling blue-collar workers to access portions of earned wages before payday while the EWA provider supplies financing so employers incur no capital outlay. The collaboration is live at a garment manufacturer and aims to scale across manufacturing, logistics and retail. Reported outcomes include increased retention and engagement metrics. Legal considerations include employer financing exposure, regulatory compliance for wage advances and credit, data-sharing and privacy obligations, and contractual allocation of liability among parties.