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Rule2024-00253

Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2024

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Published
January 11, 2024
Effective
January 15, 2024

Issuing agencies

Labor DepartmentEmployment and Training AdministrationWorkers' Compensation Programs OfficeWage and Hour DivisionOccupational Safety and Health AdministrationMine Safety and Health Administration

Abstract

The U.S. Department of Labor (Department) is publishing this final rule to adjust for inflation the civil monetary penalties assessed or enforced by the Department, pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 as amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Inflation Adjustment Act). The Inflation Adjustment Act requires the Department to annually adjust its civil money penalty levels for inflation no later than January 15 of each year. The Inflation Adjustment Act provides that agencies shall adjust civil monetary penalties notwithstanding Section 553 of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). Additionally, the Inflation Adjustment Act provides a cost- of-living formula for adjustment of the civil penalties. Accordingly, this final rule sets forth the Department's 2024 annual adjustments for inflation to its civil monetary penalties.

Indexed from Federal Register on January 11, 2024.

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