January 5, 2018
On Jan. 2, 2018, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) published new inflation-adjusted penalty amounts for Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”), Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), and Family And Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) violations. The increases are pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 which requires certain divisions of the DOL to annually increase monetary civil fines to meet inflation. The tables below outline new relevant penalty amounts.
OSHA
2018 penalty rates are applicable to OSHA violations occurring after Jan. 12, 2018. States that operate their own OSHA Plans are required to adopt maximum penalty levels that are at least as high as Federal OSHA’s.
FLSA
FMLA
The full list of penalty increases can be accessed here.
For further information, please contact LaborCompliance@castandcrew.com.
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The proceeding information is provided for informational purposes only, should not be construed as or relied upon as legal advice and is subject to change without notice. If you have questions concerning particular situations, specific payroll administration or labor relations issues, please contact your counsel.