Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/29/1854?quicktabs_8=1
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§\u202f504', '§\u202f325', '§\u202f1', '§\u202f1', '§\u202f2', '§\u202f3', '§\u202f1', '§\u202f2', '§\u202f325', '§\u202f1']

If the court finds that the respondent has intentionally violated any provision of this chapter or any regulation under this chapter, it may award damages up to and including an amount equal to the amount of actual damages, or statutory damages of up to $500 per plaintiff per violation, or other equitable relief, except that (A) multiple infractions of a single provision of this chapter or of regulations under this chapter shall constitute only one violation for purposes of determining the amount of statutory damages due a plaintiff; and (B) if such complaint is certified as a class action, the court shall award no more than the lesser of up to $500 per plaintiff per violation, or up to $500,000 or other equitable relief.
The exclusive remedy prescribed by paragraph (1) precludes the recovery under subsection (c) of this section of actual damages for loss from an injury or death but does not preclude recovery under subsection (c) of this section for statutory damages or equitable relief, except that such relief shall not include back or front pay or in any manner, directly or indirectly, expand or otherwise alter or affect (A) a recovery under a State workers’ compensation law or (B) rights conferred under a State workers’ compensation law.
(e) Expansion of statutory damagesIf the court finds in an action which is brought by or for a worker under subsection (a) of this section in which a claim for actual damages is precluded because the worker’s injury is covered by a State workers’ compensation law as provided by subsection (d) of this section that—
the defendant in the action violated section 1841(b) of this title by knowingly requiring or permitting a driver to drive a vehicle for the transportation of migrant or seasonal agricultural workers while under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance (as defined in section 802 of title 21) and the defendant had actual knowledge of the driver’s condition, and
the defendant violated a safety standard prescribed by the Secretary under section 1841(b) of this title which the defendant was determined in a previous judicial or administrative proceeding to have violated, and
the defendant willfully disabled or removed a safety device prescribed by the Secretary under section 1841(b) of this title, or
the defendant in conscious disregard of the requirements of section 1841(b) of this title failed to provide a safety device required under such section, and
the defendant violated a safety standard prescribed by the Secretary under section 1841(b) of this title,
an unregistered farm labor contractor in violation of section 1811(a) of this title, or
(Pub. L. 97–470, title V, § 504, Jan. 14, 1983, 96 Stat. 2597; Pub. L. 102–392, title III, § 325(a), Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1728; Pub. L. 104–49, §§ 1(a)(2), 2(a), 3, Nov. 15, 1995, 109 Stat. 432, 433.)
1995—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104–49, § 1(a)(2), amended subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (d) read as follows:
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 104–49, § 2(a), added subsec. (e).
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 104–49, § 3, added subsec. (f).
Pub. L. 104–49, § 1(b), Nov. 15, 1995, 109 Stat. 432, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a)(2) [amending this section] shall apply to all cases in which a final judgment has not been entered.”
Pub. L. 104–49, § 2(b), Nov. 15, 1995, 109 Stat. 433, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply to all cases in which a final judgment has not been entered.”
Pub. L. 102–392, title III, § 325(c), Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1728, provided that the amendment of this section by section 325(a) of Pub. L. 102–392 would apply to actions commenced after Oct. 6, 1992, but not after the expiration of 9 months after such date, with waiver and extension provisions for certain actions, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104–49, § 1(a)(1), Nov. 15, 1995, 109 Stat. 432.