Commerce Department to require childcare benefits for semiconductor bids
Posted On: Mar. 1, 2023 10:12 AM CSTThe U.S. Commerce Department plans to ask companies seeking at least $150 million in funding from a $52 billion semiconductor law to submit a plan for how they will provide affordable childcare benefits for their workers, Reuters reports. Commerce cited data that a lack of affordable and accessible childcare "is one of the largest constraints keeping Americans – and especially women" – out of the labor workforce.