2016-15378: Department of Labor Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Catch-Up Adjustments
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The U.S. Department of Labor is issuing this interim final rule to adjust the amounts of civil penalties assessed or enforced in its regulations. The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 as amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Inflation Adjustment Act) requires agencies to adjust the levels of civil monetary penalties with an initial catch-up adjustment, followed by annual adjustments for inflation. The Department is required to calculate the catch-up and subsequent annual adjustments based on the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers. The Department must publish the interim final rule by July 1, 2016, and the new penalty levels are effective no later than August 1, 2016.
The agency’s own summary, as published.
What this changes
Amends 20 parts of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.
- 20 CFR 655 Temporary Employment of Foreign Workers in the United States
- 20 CFR 702 Administration and Procedure
- 20 CFR 725 Claims for Benefits Under Part C of Title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act, as Amended
- 20 CFR 726 Black Lung Benefits; Requirements for Coal Mine Operator's Insurance
- 29 CFR 5 Labor Standards Provisions Applicable to Contracts Covering Federally Financed and Assisted Construction (Also Labor Standards Provisions Applicable to Nonconstruction Contracts Subject to the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act)
- 29 CFR 500 Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection
- 29 CFR 501 Enforcement of Contractual Obligations for Temporary Agricultural Workers Admitted Under Section 218 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
- 29 CFR 530 Employment of Homeworkers in Certain Industries
- 29 CFR 570 Child Labor Regulations, Orders and Statements of Interpretation
- 29 CFR 578 Tip Retention, Minimum Wage, and Overtime Violations—Civil Money Penalties
- 29 CFR 579 Child Labor Violations—Civil Money Penalties
- 29 CFR 801 Application of the Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988
- 29 CFR 825 The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
- 29 CFR 1902 State Plans for the Development and Enforcement of State Standards
- 29 CFR 1903 Inspections, Citations and Proposed Penalties
- 29 CFR 2560 Rules and Regulations for Administration and Enforcement
- 29 CFR 2575 Adjustment of Civil Penalties Under ERISA Title I
- 29 CFR 2590 Rules and Regulations for Group Health Plans
- 30 CFR 100 Criteria and Procedures for Proposed Assessment of Civil Penalties
- 41 CFR 50
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