Fines, Violations, & Penalties

OSHA Penalties Increase, Putting Pressure on Employers to Comply with Workplace Safety

The U.S. Department of Labor has published its yearly increases to the maximum civil penalties that may be assessed via citations against...

Beware! Sleepy Joe is Waking Up

With any new Democrat presidency comes a variety of changes across government, especially one area of change that will affect thousands,...

New OSHA Citation Penalty Amounts

After Congress passed the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act in 2015, it has now become an annual...

OSHA Violations - 2020 Inflation Adjustment

I have blogged previously about the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) annual adjustments to the maximum civil penalty dollar amounts for...

Rising OSHA Fines

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) revised its civil penalties to accommodate rising inflation rates. The...