This bill, known as the "Justice for Exploited Children Act," significantly amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to strengthen enforcement against child labor. It substantially enhances both the criminal and civil penalties for employers who violate child labor laws, aiming to deter exploitation more effectively. The legislation introduces new criminal penalties for repeated or willful child labor violations, imposing fines of up to $100,000 or imprisonment for up to 5 years , or both. For more severe offenses, specifically those that are willful and result in the death or serious injury of an employee under 18, or are repeated and cause such harm, the criminal penalties escalate significantly to fines of up to $500,000 or imprisonment for up to 10 years , or both. Civil monetary penalties are also substantially increased across the board; for general child labor violations, the penalty range is expanded to $1,000 to $150,000 , doubling for repeated or willful offenses. Furthermore, violations causing serious injury now carry a mandatory penalty of $25,000 to $601,150 , and a new, higher civil penalty category is established for violations resulting in the death of an employee under 18, with fines ranging from $50,000 to $601,150 , also doubled for repeated or willful instances. These enhanced penalties will apply to all violations occurring on or after the bill's enactment date.