S. 1861 allows the Secretary of Labor to bring suit to recover unpaid minimum wage or overtime compensation and an equal amount of liquidated damages without the current requirements of a written request by the employee and that the suit involve only issues finally settled by the courts. Finally. S. 1861 seeks to deal with two special problems--employment of illegal aliens and age discrimination in government. With regard to illegals. the committee bill provides for a criminal penalty for employers who knowingly hire aliens in violation of immigration laws. S. 1861 also contains an amendment to extend coverage of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to Federal. State. and local government employees.
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