; and (B) if the covered employee is required to purchase any such items, the employer for whom the covered employee is performing labor shall refund the cost of such items, including any related shipping or handling, to the covered employee. (11) Other charges No covered employee shall be charged by the employer who is providing the covered employee to perform labor, or the employer for whom the covered employee is performing work, for any of the following: (A) Registering with the covered employee’s providing employer. (B) Obtaining work assignments. (C) Drug tests. (D) Background checks. (E) Debit cards used for payment of wages or any other method of wage payment. . (2) Penalties (A) Prohibited acts Section 15(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 215(a) ), as amended by section 102(a)(3)(B), is further amended by adding at the end the following: (8) to violate any of the provisions of section 9(b). . (B) Penalties Section 16(e) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 216(e) ), as amended by section 102(a)(7)(B), is further amended by adding at the end the following: (9) Fines and penalties regarding temporary and other covered employees (A) In general The Secretary may, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, assess a civil penalty not to exceed $6,000 against any employer that violates any of the provisions of section 9(b) (except for paragraph (2)(A) or (3) of such section). Each violation of such section 9(b) for each day of the violation and for each covered employee shall constitute a separate and distinct violation of such section 9(b). (B) Registration violations The Secretary may, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, assess a civil penalty against any employer that fails to register with the Secretary of Labor in accordance with section 9(b)(2)(A), including any rules issued under such section, of $500 per violation. Each day during which an employer operates without registering shall be a separate and distinct violation of such section. (C) Civil penalty