Did you know that The Department of Labor is required to adjust maximum OSHA penalties for inflation by January 15 of each new year? This was enacted based on the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015. The intent of increasing the penalty amounts annually was to have civil monetary penalties “maintain their deterrent effect,” according to Loren Sweatt, the DOL’s principal deputy assistant secretary for occupational safety and health.
2021 OSHA Penalties
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