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[CITE: 29USC260]

 
                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
                     CHAPTER 9--PORTAL-TO-PORTAL PAY
 
Sec. 260. Liquidated damages

    In any action commenced prior to or on or after May 14, 1947 to 
recover unpaid minimum wages, unpaid overtime compensation, or 
liquidated damages, under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as 
amended [29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.], if the employer shows to the 
satisfaction of the court that the act or omission giving rise to such 
action was in good faith and that he had reasonable grounds for 
believing that his act or omission was not a violation of the Fair Labor 
Standards Act of 1938, as amended, the court may, in its sound 
discretion, award no liquidated damages or award any amount thereof not 
to exceed the amount specified in section 216 of this title.

(May 14, 1947, ch. 52, Sec. 11, 61 Stat. 89; Pub. L. 93-259, 
Sec. 6(d)(2)(B), Apr. 8, 1974, 88 Stat. 62.)

                       References in Text

    The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, referred to in 
text, is act June 25, 1938, ch. 676, 52 Stat. 1060, as amended, which is 
classified generally to chapter 8 (Sec. 201 et seq.) of this title. For 
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 201 of this 
title and Tables.


                               Amendments

    1974--Pub. L. 93-259 substituted ``section 216 of this title'' for 
``section 216(b) of this title''.


                    Effective Date of 1974 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 93-259 effective May 1, 1974, see section 29(a) 
of Pub. L. 93-259, set out as a note under section 202 of this title.
