; and ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (6) to violate any provision of section 8, including any regulation or order issued by the Secretary under that section. . (b) Penalties Section 16 of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 216 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by inserting Any employer who violates section 8(b) shall be liable to the employee affected in an amount of severance pay that is calculated with respect to the employee in accordance with section 8(b)(1)(B)(ii), and in an additional equal amount as liquidated damages. Any employer who violates section 8(c) shall be liable to the employee affected in an amount that is not to exceed $2,000 for each violation. after the third sentence