1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Our Workers from Exploitation and Retaliation Act or the POWER Act . 2. Victims of serious labor and employment violations or crime (a) Protection for victims of labor and employment violations Section 101(a)(15)(U) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(U) ) is amended— (1) in clause (i)— (A) by striking subclause (I) and inserting the following: (I) the alien— (aa) has suffered substantial physical, emotional, or mental abuse or harm as a result of having been a victim of criminal activity described in clause (iii); (bb) has suffered substantial physical, emotional, or mental abuse or harm related to a violation described in clause (iv); (cc) is a victim of criminal activity described in clause (iii) and would suffer extreme hardship upon removal; or (dd) has suffered a violation described in clause (iv) and would suffer extreme hardship upon removal; ; (B) in subclause (II), by inserting , or a labor or employment violation resulting in a workplace claim described in clause (iv) before the semicolon at the end; (C) in subclause (III)— (i) by striking or State judge, to the Service and inserting , State, or local judge, to the Department of Homeland Security, to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, to the Department of Labor (including the Occupational Safety and Health Administration), to the National Labor Relations Board, to the head official of a State or local government department of labor, workforce commission, or human relations commission or council ; (ii) by striking investigating or prosecuting and inserting investigating, prosecuting, or seeking civil remedies for ; and (iii) by inserting , or investigating, prosecuting, or seeking civil remedies for a labor or employment violation related to a workplace claim described in clause (iv) before the semicolon at the end; and (D) in subclause (IV)— (i) by inserting (aa) after (IV) ; (ii) by inserting or after the semicolon at the end