; and (III) in the case of a violation of subparagraph (K) or (M), the employer shall be liable to the employees harmed by such violation for lost wages and benefits. (ii) If the Secretary finds, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, a willful failure by an employer to meet a condition under subparagraph (F), (G), (K), or (M) or a willful misrepresentation of material fact in a petition to employ 1 or more aliens as nonimmigrants described in section 101(a)(15)(L)— (I) the Secretary shall impose such administrative remedies (including civil monetary penalties in an amount not to exceed $25,000 per violation) as the Secretary determines to be appropriate; (II) the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Secretary of State, as appropriate, shall not approve petitions or applications filed with respect to that employer during a period of at least 2 years for 1 or more aliens to be employed as such nonimmigrants by the employer; and (III) in the case of a violation of subparagraph (K) or (M), the employer shall be liable to the employees harmed by such violation for lost wages and benefits. . 207. Prohibition on retaliation against L–1 nonimmigrants Section 214(c)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(2) ), as amended by sections 201 through 206, is further amended by adding at the end the following: (M) (i) An employer that has filed a petition to import 1 or more aliens as nonimmigrants described in section 101(a)(15)(L) violates this subparagraph by taking, failing to take, or threatening to take or fail to take, a personnel action, or intimidating, threatening, restraining, coercing, blacklisting, discharging, or discriminating in any other manner against an employee because the employee— (I) has disclosed information that the employee reasonably believes evidences a violation of this subsection, or any rule or regulation pertaining to this subsection