Compensatory and punitive damages available for age discrimination

Section 7(b) of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 626(b)) is amended— (1) by striking (b) The and all that follows through the third sentence and inserting the following: (b) (1) Except as otherwise provided in another subsection of this section, or section 9, the powers, remedies, and procedures set forth in sections 705, 706, 707, 709, and 710 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–4, 2000e–5, 2000e–6, 2000e–8, and 2000e–9) shall be the powers, remedies, and procedures this Act provides to the Commission, to the Attorney General, or to any person alleging discrimination on the basis of age in violation of section 4 or 15, or regulations promulgated under section 9.; (2) in the second sentence of that subsection (b), as amended by paragraph (1)— (A) by striking In any and inserting the following: (2) In any; and (B) by striking or enforcing the liability for amounts deemed to be unpaid minimum wages or unpaid overtime compensation under this section and inserting and including any type of legal or equitable relief available for an unlawful employment practice under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.); and (3) in the third sentence of that subsection (b), as amended by paragraph (1), by striking Before and inserting the following: (3) Before.