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Workplace Safety Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 Employer Liability Issues

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

OSHA Penalties Increasing in 2025: What Employers Need to Know

Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor published its listing of annual increases for 2025. Included in this list are higher penalties for OSHA workplace safety violations for employers. While these increases are in line with...more

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Rising Tides: MSHA Penalties Increase For 2020

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No penalty is a good penalty, but many Department of Labor fines just got worse – including those that can be assessed against mining employers. The agency published a final rule that increases the maximum civil penalties...more

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OSHA Penalty Increases Take Effect; Annual Summary Posting and Reporting Deadlines Are Near

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On January 23, 2019, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) increased the maximum civil penalties that employers can receive for health and safety violations by 2.5 percent to account for inflation....more

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Here OSHA Goes Again: 2019 Increases to Maximum Penalty Amounts Announced

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Employers will be facing higher penalties from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“Fed-OSHA”) in 2019. On January 15, 2019, Fed-OSHA announced that it plans to increase the maximum penalty an employer...more

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Increased OSHA Penalty Structure Effective August 1, 2016

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This past November, Congress passed a budget that included legislation requiring federal agencies to adjust their civil penalties to account for inflation. In response, the Department of Labor (DOL) is adjusting penalties for...more

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New Interim Rules Impose 78% Increase in Maximum Monetary Penalties Under OSHA

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On June 30, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor announced the implementation of two interim final rules that will increase penalties under various federal statutes, including the Occupational Safety and Health Act (“OSHA”). ...more

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