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Seyfarth Synopsis: The DOL has
published its 2019 OSHA civil penalties.
We had
blogged previously about the U.S. Department of Labor's
(DOL) 2018 adjustments to the maximum civil penalty dollar amounts
for OSHA violations. The DOL has now finalized the 2019 inflation adjustments which again
nudges the penalties even higher. 84 Fed. Reg. 213 (Jan. 23,
2019).
Under the 2019 rule, the maximum OSHA civil penalties will
be:
2018 Penalties
2019 Penalties
Other than Serious violations:
$12,675
$13,260
Serious violations:
$12,675
$13,260
Repeat violations:
$126,749
$132,598
Willful violations:
$126,749
$132,598
Failure to abate (per day):
$12,675
$13,260
The new OSHA penalty amounts are applicable to OSHA citations
issued after January 23, 2019, whose associated violations occurred
within the six month statute of limitations.
Going forward, DOL is required to adjust maximum OSHA penalties
for inflation by January 15 of each new year.
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