§2615. Prohibited acts — Inbound Citations

Citations to 29 U.S.C. § 2615 as a whole

• 26 U.S.C. § 62(e)(11)

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  (11) Section 105 of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2615).
• 29 U.S.C. § 2612(d)(4)

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  (4) Consistent with section 1301(a)(3)(J) of title 2, the rights and protections established by sections 2611 through 2615 of this title, including section 2612(d)(3), shall apply to employees of the Library of Congress under section 1312 of title 2.
• 29 U.S.C. § 2617(a)(1)

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  (1) Any employer who violates section 2615 of this title shall be liable to any eligible employee affected—

  (A) for damages equal to—

  (i) the amount of—

  (I) any wages, salary, employment benefits, or other compensation denied or lost to such employee by reason of the violation; or

  (II) in a case in which wages, salary, employment benefits, or other compensation have not been denied or lost to the employee, any actual monetary losses sustained by the employee as a direct result of the violation, such as the cost of providing care, up to a sum equal to 12 weeks (or 26 weeks, in a case involving leave under section 2612(a)(3) of this title) of wages or salary for the employee;

  (ii) the interest on the amount described in clause (i) calculated at the prevailing rate; and

  (iii) an additional amount as liquidated damages equal to the sum of the amount described in clause (i) and the interest described in clause (ii), except that if an employer who has violated section 2615 of this title proves to the satisfaction of the court that the act or omission which violated section 2615 of this title was in good faith and that the employer had reasonable grounds for believing that the act or omission was not a violation of section 2615 of this title, such court may, in the discretion of the court, reduce the amount of the liability to the amount and interest determined under clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; and

  (B) for such equitable relief as may be appropriate, including employment, reinstatement, and promotion.
• 29 U.S.C. § 2617(a)(1)(A)(iii)

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  (iii) an additional amount as liquidated damages equal to the sum of the amount described in clause (i) and the interest described in clause (ii), except that if an employer who has violated section 2615 of this title proves to the satisfaction of the court that the act or omission which violated section 2615 of this title was in good faith and that the employer had reasonable grounds for believing that the act or omission was not a violation of section 2615 of this title, such court may, in the discretion of the court, reduce the amount of the liability to the amount and interest determined under clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; and
• 29 U.S.C. § 2617(b)(1)

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  (1) The Secretary shall receive, investigate, and attempt to resolve complaints of violations of section 2615 of this title in the same manner that the Secretary receives, investigates, and attempts to resolve complaints of violations of sections 206 and 207 of this title.
• 29 U.S.C. § 2617(c)(2)

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  (2) In the case of such action brought for a willful violation of section 2615 of this title, such action may be brought within 3 years of the date of the last event constituting the alleged violation for which such action is brought.
• 29 U.S.C. § 2617(d)(1)

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  (1) to restrain violations of section 2615 of this title, including the restraint of any withholding of payment of wages, salary, employment benefits, or other compensation, plus interest, found by the court to be due to eligible employees; or