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The U.S. Department of Labor announced annual inflation adjustments for OSHA civil penalties on January 9th. The increased penalties apply to all penalties imposed after January 15th.
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The U.S. Department of Labor announced annual inflation adjustments for OSHA civil penalties on January 9th. The increased penalties apply to all penalties imposed after January 15th.
The increased penalty amounts for each violation type are as follows:
- For willful and repeated violationsthe maximum fine increases from $161,323 to $165,514.
- For serious and non-serious violations of the obligation to publishthe maximum fine increases from $16,131 to $16,550.
- For failure to mitigate violationsAfter the reduction date, the maximum fine increases from $16,131 per day to $16,550 per day.
In addition, OSHA-approved state plans must increase their penalties consistent with OSHA's penalty increases in order to maintain penalty levels at least as effective.
State Plans are OSHA-approved occupational safety and health programs implemented by individual states or U.S. territories. State plans are monitored by OSHA and must be at least as effective as OSHA in protecting employees and preventing work-related injuries, illnesses and deaths.
There are currently 22 private employer state plans including: Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming.
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