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Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

OSHA Penalties Set to Increase in 2016

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OSHA penalties, like death and taxes, are one of the few certainties in life. The last time OSHA raised its maximum penalties, Vanilla Ice and New Kids on the Block dominated the airwaves, Macaulay Culkin was a bona fide...more

Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

OSHA Fines to Increase Dramatically

For the first time in 25 years, OSHA fines likely will be increasing. The change will take effect no later than August 1, 2016, and each year thereafter. A relatively obscure provision in the 2015 budget bill passed by...more

Fisher Phillips

The November Surprise: OSHA Raises Penalties 82% And No One Notices

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Employers woke up to a surprise on November 3. That’s when we learned that the Federal Budget Agreement, which was quickly worked out behind closed doors and signed the day before, includes surprise provisions authorizing the...more

Adams and Reese LLP

OSHA Fines to Increase by Nearly 52%: This marks the first time penalties have increased in 25 years

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OSHA critics often complain that the maximum allowed penalties have not changed since 1990 when the penalties were set at $7,000 (other than serious and serious) and $70,000 (repeat or willful). The “Bipartisan Budget Act of...more

K&L Gates LLP

Penalties - About to Get Higher! - Commonwealth Penalty Units to Increase

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In the most recent Federal Budget, the Government announced that as of 31 July 2015, the value of all Commonwealth penalty units will increase from AUD170 to AUD180. Rather than state a specific dollar penalty in the Act...more

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