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OSHA Increases Monetary Penalties for 2020

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Due to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvement Act of 2015, federal agencies were required to institute upfront “catch up” amounts to bring civil monetary penalties up to present day adjustments, since many penalties had been at levels set in 1990. The new law also requires those agencies moving forward to tie the penalty amounts to “inflation each year based on the Consumer Price Index.” As a result, effective January 15 the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) maximum civil monetary penalty increases are as follows:

• Other-than-Serious: $13,494

• Serious: $13,494

• Repeat: $134,937

• Willful: $134,937

Click here to review the Federal Register notice and here to view OSHA’s penalties website. For more information, contact Kevin Walgenbach at kwalgenbach@nrmca.org.

 

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