The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) recently increased its civil monetary penalties. As of January 17, 2023, OSHA’s maximum penalties were increased as follows:
- Penalties for “serious” and “other-than-serious” violations were increased from $14,502 per violation to $15,625 per violation.
- Penalties for willful or repeated violations were increased from $145,027 per violation to $156,259 per violation.
As always, we hope that you avoid any workplace incidents that might result in OSHA penalties. Accordingly, please continue to operate safely and remain diligent in complying with all applicable laws and regulations to avoid these increased penalties.
Should you have any questions, Attorneys Randall Comer, Shannon Wahl, Benjamin Noll, or any of our other experienced attorneys would be happy to speak with you.
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