; (3) fail or refuse to disclose to an employee the wage or wage range for the employee’s position upon hire and at least annually thereafter and at any time upon the employee’s request; or (4) refuse to interview, hire, promote, or employ an employee or applicant for employment, or in any other manner retaliate against an employee or applicant for employment, for exercising any rights under this section. (b) Definition In this section, the term wage range , with respect to an employment opportunity, means the range of wages, or salaries and other forms of compensation, that the employer providing such employment opportunity anticipates in good faith relying on in setting the pay for such employment opportunity. Such term may include reference to any applicable pay scale, previously determined wage range for the position, the actual wage range for those currently holding equivalent positions, or the budgeted amount for the position, as applicable. For the purposes of subsection (a)(3), such term may include reference to any applicable pay scale, previously determined wage range for the position, or the wage range for incumbents in equivalent positions, as applicable. . (b) Penalties Section 16 of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 216 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f) (1) Any person who violates the provisions of section 8 shall— (A) be subject to a civil penalty of $5,000 for a first violation, increased by an additional $1,000 for each subsequent violation, not to exceed $10,000