2016 OSHA Penalty Adjustments - Effective August 1st
Wednesday Jul 27, 2016
In November of 2015, Congress passes legislation that mandated federal agencies to adjust their civil penalties to account for inflation. The department of labor is adjusting penalties for its agencies, including the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The new Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, allows OSHA to raise citation penalties for the first time in 25 years....