Enabling private enforcement

Section 16(b) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 216(b)) is amended as follows: (1) Structure and headers (A) In the first sentence, by striking the first word and inserting the following: Private enforcement.— (1) Remedies (A) Minimum wages and overtime Any. (B) In the second sentence, by striking the first word and inserting the following: (B) Fair employment practices Any. (C) In the third sentence, by striking the first word and inserting the following: (C) Tips Any. (D) In the fourth sentence, by striking the first word and inserting the following: (2) Right of action (A) In general An. (E) In the fifth sentence, by striking the first word and inserting the following: (B) Collective action No. (F) In the sixth sentence, by striking the first word and inserting the following: (C) Fees and costs The. (G) In the last sentence, by striking the first word and inserting the following: (3) Actions by the secretary The. (2) New right of action In paragraph (1), as amended by the previous paragraph, by adding at the end the following: (D) Child labor Any employer who violates section 12 shall, if any child is harmed as a result of such violation, be liable to the child affected for compensatory and punitive damages..