On January 14, 2022 (87 FR 2328), the Department of Labor (DOL) published a final rule in the federal register making the 2022 annual inflation adjustment to its civil monetary penalties. This final rule describes the civil penalties that DOL and its components, Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP), Office of the Secretary (OSEC), Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), and Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). The DOL rule includes tables at the end of each section in this final rule, which list the individual adjustments for each penalty in their respective Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). This final rule is effective on January 15, 2022. As provided by the Inflation Adjustment Act, the increased penalty levels apply to any penalties assessed after January 15, 2022.

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DOL OSHA 01-14-2022 final rule civil penalty adjustments