The Workers POWER Act seeks to strengthen federal and state labor law enforcement by significantly expanding the capacity of the Department of Labor and state labor agencies. The bill requires the Department to hire additional staff within two years, including at least five post-secondary student interns, a 100 percent increase in recent graduates positions, child labor investigators, and attorneys. The legislation also establishes new bonus and incentive programs to recruit and retain qualified workers, increases student loan repayment assistance from $10,000 to $30,000 per employee, and requires the Department to report on how to better enforce federal labor laws. Additionally, the bill authorizes $250 million annually in grants to state and local labor departments to increase their enforcement capacity, with states required to share labor violation data with the federal government in exchange for funding.
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