(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or inves-
tigating, prosecuting, or seeking civil remedies for 
workplace 
claims 
described 
in 
section 
101(a)(15)(U)(iv)’’ 
after 
‘‘section 
101(a)(15)(U)(iii)’’ each place such term appears; 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘10,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘30,000’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (6)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or workplace claims de-
scribed in section 101(a)(15)(U)(iv)’’ after ‘‘de-
scribed in section 101(a)(15)(U)(iii)’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or workplace claim’’ 
after ‘‘prosecution of such criminal activity’’. 
(d) ADJUSTMENT
OF STATUS
FOR VICTIMS
OF 
CRIMES.—Section 245(m)(1) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255(m)(1)) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘or an investigation or prosecution regarding a work-
place claim’’ after ‘‘prosecution’’. 
(e) CHANGE OF NONIMMIGRANT CLASSIFICATION.— 
Section 384(a)(1) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 
1367(a)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘physical 
or mental abuse and the criminal activity’’ and in-
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serting ‘‘abuse and the criminal activity or work-
place claim’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (F), by adding ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(G) the alien’s employer,’’. 
SEC. 3. LABOR ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS. 
(a) REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS.—Section 239(e) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229(e)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘In cases where’’ and in-
serting ‘‘If’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or as a result of informa-
tion provided to the Department of Homeland 
Security in retaliation against individuals for 
exercising or attempting to exercise their em-
ployment rights or other legal rights’’ after 
‘‘paragraph (2)’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(C) At a facility about which a workplace 
claim has been filed or is contemporaneously 
filed.’’. 
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(b) UNLAWFUL EMPLOYMENT OF ALIENS.—Section 
274A(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1324a(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(10) CONDUCT IN ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) ENFORCEMENT ACTION.—If the De-
partment of Homeland Security undertakes an 
enforcement action at a facility about which a 
workplace claim has been filed or is contem-
poraneously filed, or as a result of information 
provided to the Department in retaliation 
against employees for exercising their rights re-
lated to a workplace claim, the Department 
shall ensure that— 
‘‘(i) any aliens arrested or detained 
who are necessary for the investigation or 
prosecution of workplace claim violations 
or criminal activity (as described in sub-
paragraph 
(T) 
or 
(U) 
of 
section 
101(a)(15)) are not removed from the 
United States until after the Depart-
ment— 
‘‘(I) notifies the appropriate law 
enforcement agency with jurisdiction 
over such violations or criminal activ-
ity; and 
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‘‘(II) provides such agency with 
the opportunity to interview such 
aliens; and 
‘‘(ii) no aliens entitled to a stay of re-
moval or abeyance of removal proceedings 
under this section are removed. 
‘‘(B) PROTECTIONS
FOR
VICTIMS
OF 
CRIME, 
LABOR, 
AND
EMPLOYMENT
VIOLA-
TIONS.— 
‘‘(i) STAY OF REMOVAL OR ABEYANCE 
OF
REMOVAL
PROCEEDINGS.—An alien 
against whom removal proceedings have 
been initiated under chapter 4 of title II, 
who has filed a workplace claim, who is a 
material witness in any pending or antici-
pated proceeding involving a bona fide 
workplace claim, or who has filed for relief 
under section 101(a)(15)(U), shall be enti-
tled to a stay of removal or an abeyance of 
removal proceedings and to employment 
authorization until the resolution of the 
workplace claim or the denial of relief 
under section 101(a)(15)(U) after exhaus-
tion of administrative appeals, whichever is 
later, unless the Department establishes, 
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by a preponderance of the evidence in pro-
ceedings before the immigration judge pre-
siding over that alien’s removal hearing, 
that— 
‘‘(I) the alien has been convicted 
of a felony; or 
‘‘(II) the workplace claim was 
filed in bad faith with the intent to 
delay or avoid the alien’s removal. 
‘‘(ii) DURATION.—Any stay of re-
moval or abeyance of removal proceedings 
and employment authorization issued pur-
suant to clause (i) shall remain valid until 
the resolution of the workplace claim or 
the 
denial 
of 
relief 
under 
section 
101(a)(15)(U) after the exhaustion of ad-
ministrative appeals, and shall be extended 
by the Secretary of Homeland Security for 
a period of not longer than 3 additional 
years upon determining that— 
‘‘(I) such relief would enable the 
alien asserting a workplace claim to 
pursue the claim to resolution; 
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‘‘(II) the deterrent goals of any 
statute underlying a workplace claim 
would be served; or 
‘‘(III) such extension would oth-
erwise further the interests of justice. 
‘‘(iii) DEFINITIONS.—In this para-
graph: 
‘‘(I) MATERIAL
WITNESS.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of 
law, the term ‘material witness’ means 
an individual who presents a declara-
tion from an attorney investigating, 
prosecuting, or defending the work-
place claim or from the presiding offi-
cer overseeing the workplace claim at-
testing that, to the best of the declar-
ant’s knowledge and belief, reasonable 
cause exists to believe that the testi-
mony of the individual will be relevant 
to the outcome of the workplace claim. 
‘‘(II) WORKPLACE
CLAIM.—The 
term ‘workplace claim’ means any 
written or oral claim, charge, com-
plaint, or grievance filed with, commu-
nicated to, or submitted to the em-
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ployer, a Federal, State, or local agen-
cy or court, or an employee represent-
ative related to the violation of appli-
cable Federal, State, and local labor 
laws, including laws concerning wages 
and hours, labor relations, family and 
medical leave, occupational health and 
safety, or nondiscrimination.’’. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out this Act and the amend-
ments made by this Act. 
Æ 
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