1 On April 17, 1996, a
Secretary's Order was signed delegating jurisdiction to issue final agency decisions under this
statute to the newly
created Administrative Review Board. 61 Fed. Reg. 19978 (May 3, 1996). Secretary's Order
2-96 contains a
comprehensive list of the statutes, executive order, and regulations under which the
Administrative Review
Board now issues final agency decisions. Final procedural revisions to the regulations
implementing this
reorganization were also promulgated on that date. 61 Fed. Reg. 19982.
2 Principally,
violations consisted of the failure to maintain birth date records for the minors employed;
underage employment
in a hazardous occupation (the operation of a dough mixing machine and a power band saw to
cut steaks); and
employing minors at improper times of the day.
3 Section 16(e) of the
FLSA provides that any person who violates the provisions of Section 212 shall be subject to a
civil money
penalty for each violation. 29 U.S.C. § 216(e)(1988). Section 16(e) was amended by the
Omnibus
Reconciliation Act of 1990 to raise the maximum civil penalty for child labor violations from
,000.00 to
$10,000.00, effective November 5, 1990. Pub. L. No. 101-508, 104 Stat. 1388-29 (1990).