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As we mentioned in our previous blog, the bipartisan budget signed by President Obama on November 2, 2015 contains provisions that will allow OSHA to raise maximum penalties for the first time in 25 years.
As we mentioned in our
previous blog, the
bipartisan budget signed by President Obama on November 2, 2015
contains provisions that will allow OSHA to raise maximum penalties
for the first time in 25 years.
The maximum initial "catch up adjustment" will be
based on the difference between the October 2015 Consumer Price
Index (CPI) and the October 1990 CPI. The October 2015 CPI was
released yesterday, November 17, 2015, and came in at
237.838. Based on the October 1990 CPI of 133.500, the
maximum catch up adjustment will be approximately 78.16% and the
new maximum penalties could be:
Other than Serious violations: $12,471
Serious violations: $12,471
Willful violations: $124,709
Repeat violations: $124,709
As we previously mentioned, OSHA has the option to choose a
lower catch up adjustment than the maximum allowable, but based on
comments by Dr. Michaels, it is unlikely OSHA will implement
anything but the maximum allowable catch up adjustment.
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