Sec. 408. Civil action
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The district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction over any civil action commenced under section 401(b) and this section by a covered employee. Except for a civil action described in section 203(d), in addition to the venue specified by section 1391 of title 28, United States Code, venue shall lie in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The defendant shall be the employing unit alleged to have committed the violation, or in which the violation is alleged to have occurred.
Any party may demand a jury trial where a jury trial would be available in an action against a private defendant under the relevant law made applicable by this Act. In any case in which a violation of section 201 is alleged, the court shall not inform the jury of the maximum amount of compensatory damages available under paragraphs (1), (3), or
(4)of section 201(b).