To increase the capacity of the Department of Labor and labor enforcement agencies of States to address labor violations, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To increase the capacity of the Department of Labor and labor enforcement agencies of States to address labor violations, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Education, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
workers, employers, and labor regulators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, workers, employers, and labor regulators may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HE4CEFA0BFAA1496C92C83F811E0B7743: 1. Short title; findings; definitions This Act may be cited as the Workers Protecting Our Wage Earners Rights Act or the Workers POWER Act. Congress finds the...
- Section H745ED3F3AE854B2C9978AC7197CFE1E0: 2. Expansion of Department of Labor post-secondary student program, recent graduates, and PMF programs Not later than two years after the date of the enactment...
- Section HBE5A5F8F998F41CE9A24AA6CD5DE7410: 3. Child labor fellow position Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish within each of the Division...
- Section H38A92A167D4342E3AB3A7B36A9F52E41: 4. Expand the DOL Honors Attorneys program Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall increase the number of...
- Section H5D5568E8DB324517801D82C507567DDC: 5. Performance, recruitment and relocation, and retention bonus programs Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To increase the capacity of the Department of Labor and labor enforcement agencies of States to address labor violations, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.
Key Policy Areas
Labor, Education, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To increase the capacity of the Department of Labor and labor enforcement agencies of States to address labor violations, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- workers, employers, and labor regulators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- workers, employers, and labor regulators
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. McGarvey (for himself, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Norcross, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_labor"
- → Secretary of Labor
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
any employee of the Department— who has been such an employee for a period of at least five consecutive years
the Wage and Hour Division of the Department
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