110 HR 6861 IH: Child Labor Safety U.S. House of Representatives 2008-09-10 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6861 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 10, 2008 Mr. Braley of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the penalty for certain child labor violations.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Child Labor Safety Act.

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Penalty for oppressive child labor violations

Section 16 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 215) is amended— (1)in subsection (a), by striking No person and inserting Any person who willfully violates the provisions of sections 12 or 13(c), or any regulation issued under such sections, shall upon conviction thereof be subject to a fine of not more than $50,000, or to imprisonment for not more than 6 months for each employee who was the subject of such a violation, or both. Except for a violation of section 12 or section 13(c), no person; and (2)in subsection (e)(1)(A)— (A)by striking $11,000 in clause (i) and inserting $50,000; and (B)by striking $50,000 in clause (ii) and inserting $100,000.