Maximum penalties for serious and ‘other-than-serious violations’ will increase from $14,502 to $15,625 per violation, OSHA said.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has raised its maximum penalty levels for workplace violations, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
The maximum penalty for “willful or repeated violations” has increased from $145,027 per violation to $156,259 per violation. Maximum penalties for serious and “other-than-serious” violations has increased from $14,502 per violation to $15,625 per violation, OSHA said.
The new penalty maximums went into effect Jan. 15.
Read more from OSHA’s announcement here. To read more about the final ruling posted Jan. 13, click here.
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Mark Powell is one of MDM’s associate editors. He is a former mainstream news reporter and editor and has worked in the online, print, radio and TV news industries. Mark earned a bachelor’s degree from San Jose State University and a master’s degree from California State University, Bakersfield. He has lived and worked in various cities across California, Colorado and Kansas and currently lives in Shafter, California.
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