; and (B) be liable to each employee or prospective employee who was the subject of the violation for special damages not to exceed $10,000 plus attorneys’ fees, and shall be subject to such injunctive relief as may be appropriate. (2) An action to recover the liability described in paragraph (1)(B) may be maintained against any employer (including a public agency) in any Federal or State court of competent jurisdiction by any one or more employees or prospective employees for and in behalf of himself or themselves and other employees similarly situated. . 3043. Private right of action under the National Labor Relations Act Section 10 of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 160 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (n) In addition to filing a charge alleging an unfair labor practice with the Board in accordance with this Act, a person alleging an unfair labor practice by an employer in violation of section 8(a)(3) may, not later than 180 days after the date of such violation, bring a civil action in the appropriate district court of the United States against the employer for such violation. The court may grant any relief described in section 706(g) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000e–5 ) or section 1977A(b) of the Revised Statutes of the United States ( 42 U.S.C. 1981a(b) ), and may allow the prevailing party a reasonable attorney’s fee (including expert witness fees) as part of the costs. . 3044. Findings and purpose (a) Findings Congress finds that— (1) African-American young men ages 18 to 39 are the hardest hit in unemployment, with an unemployment rate of 41 percent nationally, and in some States and cities, especially inner cities, higher than 50 percent; (2) this extraordinarily high unemployment rate has a terrible rippling impact on the breakdown of the family structure, as men in this age group are in the primary child-producing ages