Partnership Organization for Workplace Ethics and Reform

What Partnership Organization for Workplace Ethics and Reform does

P.O.W.E.R. (Partnership Organization for Workplace Ethics and Reform) is a California-based nonprofit advocacy association, formally launched on December 10, 2025, that combats fraud in the temporary staffing industry through a four-pronged program: (1) exposing scams via investigations and public reporting of non-compliant operators, (2) enforcing the law through funded class-action litigation and regulatory referrals, (3) educating and advocating via public campaigns and legislative support, and (4) enacting reform primarily through advocacy for the SAFE Act (SB 1032), which would establish the first statewide registration and verification framework for California staffing agencies. The organization is headquartered in Sacramento at 1401 21st Street, Suite #15472, and serves a multi-stakeholder coalition of ethical staffing agencies, employers, insurers, TPAs, brokers, regulators, law enforcement, unions, worker advocates, and compliance professionals.

The organization does not develop or sell technology products. Its core offerings are: a tiered membership program (Individual $145/year, Corporate $495/year, plus free non-voting Government/Law Enforcement/Press participation), a P.O.W.E.R. Compliance Seal, a member-only Regulatory Helpdesk covering DIR, CDI, WCIRB, EDD, and WCAB, an Ethical Staffing & Employer Directory, compliance templates and resource libraries, anonymous fraud-reporting intake tools (fraud tipline +1-855-5-POWER-0), and class-action coalition litigation funded by member dues. Distribution runs through the poweraction.org website, an active social media footprint across Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram (@CA_POWER_ACTION), quarterly newsletters, an annual P.O.W.E.R. Staffing Ethics Summit, regional workshops, and direct legislative advocacy campaigns. There is no API, SDK, app, or proprietary software platform disclosed.

Revenue is generated entirely through association membership dues, donations, and sponsorships (no equity funding, no parent company, no government grants documented). The organization is governed as a membership-based nonprofit with 100% of dues directed toward enforcement and reform activities. Leadership consists of Executive Director Robert Reid (40+ years in corporate risk management and fraud prevention) and Media Spokesperson Dan Kramer (25+ years in political strategy and crisis communications). Geographic focus is California, with the SAFE Act's passage explicitly noted as a potential foundation for national expansion.

Name

Partnership Organization for Workplace Ethics and Reform

Legal name

Partnership Organization for Workplace Ethics and Reform

Website

https://poweraction.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

P.O.W.E.R. is a California nonprofit advocacy association that combats temporary staffing industry fraud by uniting ethical agencies, employers, insurers, regulators, and worker advocates to expose scams, fund enforcement litigation, and drive legislation such as SB 1032 (the SAFE Act).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Labor Compliance Advocacy

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Government Accountability, Ethics & Anti-Corruption Advocacy (BPAGAFAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Fraud Risk Management & Anti-Bribery/Anti-Corruption (ABAC) (BPAHAFAL)

Keywords

• Staffing fraud advocacy
• Workplace ethics reform
• Labor compliance coalition
• Nonprofit industry association
• Legislative advocacy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Folsom

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Association Membership Dues: P.O.W.E.R. generates revenue through membership dues from ethical staffing agencies, employers, insurers, vendors, and professional members. Membership tiers include Individual ($145/year), Organization/Corporate ($495/year), with Government/Law Enforcement/Regulatory/Press at $0/year. 100% of dues go toward enforcement and reform activities.
2. Donations and Sponsorships: The organization accepts donations and sponsorships from individuals and organizations committed to fighting staffing fraud. Donor and sponsor information is used solely to process donations, communicate impact updates, and inform about related campaigns or events.
3. Registration Fees (SAFE Act Framework): As part of the SAFE Act (SB 1032) framework, the Labor Commissioner would establish registration fees for staffing agencies. P.O.W.E.R. advocates for this self-sustaining funding model for the regulatory program.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

P.O.W.E.R. is a nonprofit advocacy association that combats fraud in California's temporary staffing industry through a four-pronged approach: exposing scams via investigations and public reporting, enforcing the law through litigation support, educating stakeholders through public campaigns, and enacting reform via legislative advocacy for the SAFE Act (SB 1032). The organization sells Individual ($145/year) and Corporate ($495/year) memberships that include a compliance seal, fraud alerts, regulatory helpdesk access, and voting rights on Association positions, while government and press participants join at no cost. It also operates fraud reporting channels, an Ethical Staffing & Employer Directory, compliance resources, and coalition-based class action litigation support for ethical staffing agencies.

Product overview

P.O.W.E.R. (Partnership Organization for Workplace Ethics and Reform) is a nonprofit association, not a technology product company. The organization operates as a coalition offering membership programs (Individual and Corporate), fraud reporting services, legislative advocacy for the SAFE Act (SB 1032), compliance resources, a regulatory helpdesk, and the P.O.W.E.R. Compliance Seal for ethical staffing partners. The core offerings center on advocacy, education, enforcement referral support, and industry reform rather than software products or platforms.

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Products and services

• P.O.W.E.R. Association Membership Formal membership program offering Individual ($145/year) and Corporate ($495/year) tiers that provide access to fraud alerts, compliance resources, regulatory helpdesk, voting rights on Association positions, and advocacy representation for ethical staffing agencies, employers, insurers, and worker advocates.
• Fraud Reporting Services Anonymous tip submission and fraud reporting tools allowing workers and employers to report staffing fraud operators, workplace violations, and suspected illegal activity via dedicated web forms, the Fraud Tipline (+1 855-5-POWER-0), and Sentinel chat on the P.O.W.E.R. website.
• SAFE Act Advocacy Campaign (SB 1032) Legislative advocacy campaign supporting Senate Bill 1032, the Staffing Agency Fair Employment Act, which aims to establish mandatory registration, verified workers' compensation coverage, and enforcement authority for California's temporary staffing industry. P.O.W.E.R. leads coalition building, public testimony, and grassroots advocacy.
• Ethical Staffing & Employer Directory Public registry listing compliant staffing agencies and ethical employers who are Corporate Members in good standing, promoted to insurers and employers seeking verified partners.
• P.O.W.E.R. Staffing Ethics Summit and Regional Workshops Annual summit and regional workshops bringing together insurers, regulators, investigators, staffing agencies, and advocates for training, certification, and coalition building.
• Class Action Litigation Coalition Coalition model allowing ethical staffing agencies to join together in class action lawsuits against fraudulent competitors with contingency-based legal representation at no cost, no hassle, and no risk to members.

Quantifiable outcome

• California's staffing industry generates $41 billion in annual revenue with no statewide registration requirements, creating a significant market opportunity for ethical operators once the SAFE Act passes
• +2 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Senator Eloise Gomez ReyescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 February 2026Author of SB 1032 (SAFE Act), the landmark legislation sponsored by Senator Eloise Gomez Reyes (California Senate District 29) to establish mandatory registration and accountability framework for temporary staffing agencies in California. Senator Reyes provides legislative leadership and political backing for the organization's primary reform initiative.
• UFCW Western States CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 February 2026Co-sponsor of SB 1032 (SAFE Act). The United Food and Commercial Workers Western States Council represents union members in the staffing and retail industries and provides labor advocacy support and coalition backing for the legislation.
• UFCW 8 Golden State Joint Labor Management CommitteecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 February 2026Co-sponsor of SB 1032 (SAFE Act). This UFCW local joint labor-management committee provides collaborative backing from both labor and employer perspectives in support of staffing industry reform legislation.
• Government Regulators and Law EnforcementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerP.O.W.E.R. is proud to be an ally with government regulators and law enforcement agencies. The organization cooperates with California Department of Industrial Relations, Department of Insurance, U.S. Department of Labor, Internal Revenue Service, Department of Justice, and county District Attorneys to forward fraud reports and support enforcement actions.
• State Lawmakers Seeking SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerP.O.W.E.R. works with state lawmakers committed to solving the staffing fraud crisis. The organization provides research, testimony, and advocacy support to legislators working on staffing industry oversight and reform.
• Unions and Worker Advocacy GroupscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerP.O.W.E.R. collaborates with unions and worker advocacy organizations committed to protecting workers from exploitation. The coalition provides a unified voice for labor protection in the staffing industry.
• Ethical Businesses Committed to Fair PlaycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerP.O.W.E.R. partners with ethical businesses including staffing agencies, employers, insurers, and vendors committed to compliance and fair competition. These members provide financial support, industry expertise, and enforcement referrals.
• California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) Labor Enforcement Task ForcecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerP.O.W.E.R. refers suspected staffing fraud to DIR LETF for investigation and enforcement. LETF public hotline: +1 (855) 297-5322. The organization helps route fraud reports to this key enforcement agency.
• California Department of Insurance (CDI) Fraud DivisioncoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerP.O.W.E.R. refers workers' compensation fraud cases to CDI Fraud Division for investigation. The organization supports this enforcement partnership to combat insurance fraud in the staffing industry.
• California Employment Development Department (EDD)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerP.O.W.E.R. refers payroll tax fraud cases to EDD for investigation. EDD investigates employer fraud including underreporting of payroll, unreported workers, and false disability claims.
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerP.O.W.E.R. refers large-scale staffing fraud cases to FBI for federal investigation. FBI contact: +1 (202) 324-3000, tips.fbi.gov.
• National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerP.O.W.E.R. partners with NICB to report and investigate insurance fraud in the workers' compensation system. NICB hotline: +1 (800) 835-6422.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Economic Policy Institute: A think tank producing research and policy analysis on labor, wage, and enforcement issues. Comparable to P.O.W.E.R. in producing policy evidence used to drive legislative reform, but operates at a broader economic-policy level rather than staffing-fraud specific enforcement.
• American Staffing Association: The largest U.S. trade association for the staffing industry, representing thousands of staffing firms nationally. Comparable to P.O.W.E.R. as an industry-coalition voice, but focused on broad industry advocacy rather than fraud-specific reform and lacks P.O.W.E.R.'s worker-advocacy and regulator-coalition orientation.
• National Association of Professional Employer Organizations: The leading trade association for the PEO and staffing industry, focused on compliance, education, and legislative advocacy. Comparable to P.O.W.E.R. as an industry-coalition voice, but represents the broader HR-outsourcing ecosystem rather than targeting staffing-fraud reform.

Direct peers

• National Employment Law Project: A worker-advocacy organization focused on employment standards, wage theft, and labor law enforcement. Closely comparable to P.O.W.E.R.'s mission of protecting temporary workers from exploitation, with overlapping legal-research and policy-reform functions, though NELP operates nationally and across all low-wage industries rather than staffing-specific.
• California Labor Federation: California's largest labor federation representing 1,200+ union affiliates and 2.1M workers. Comparable as a California-based labor advocacy coalition that partners with P.O.W.E.R. via UFCW co-sponsorship of SB 1032, but covers all worker issues rather than staffing-fraud specifically.

Emerging players

• Interfaith Worker Justice: A national worker-justice coalition advocating for low-wage and immigrant workers against wage theft and exploitation. Comparable in mission to P.O.W.E.R.'s worker-protection focus, but operates across multiple sectors and geographies rather than targeting the staffing industry specifically.
• Worksafe: A worker-health-and-safety advocacy organization that addresses workplace injury and accountability issues overlapping with P.O.W.E.R.'s concerns about abandoned workers' compensation claims and uninsured employers in the staffing industry.
• National Council for Occupational Safety and Health: A national coalition advocating for safe working conditions and accountability for workplace injuries—issues that intersect directly with P.O.W.E.R.'s focus on workers' compensation fraud, abandoned injury claims, and staffing-agency accountability.

Others

• National Insurance Crime Bureau: A nonprofit insurance-fraud investigation organization that is already a P.O.W.E.R. partner for workers' compensation fraud referrals. Comparable as an enforcement-ecosystem participant with shared fraud-detection objectives, though its scope spans all insurance lines rather than staffing only.

Regional players

• Worker Justice Center of New York: A New York-based worker-rights legal and advocacy organization focused on wage theft, safety, and immigration status. Comparable to P.O.W.E.R. in mission and advocacy tactics, but focused on a different state and broader low-wage workforce rather than staffing-industry fraud.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CA_POWER_ACTION
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ca_power_action
• Facebookfacebook.com/people/Partnership-Organization-for-Workplace-Ethics-and-Reform/61585154960271
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ca-poweraction
• Instagraminstagram.com/capoweraction
• TikToktiktok.com/@ca_power_action

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