Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2018 (US Workers Compensation Programs Office Regulation) (WCPO) (2018 Edition‪)‬

The Law Library presents the complete text of the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2018 (US Workers Compensation Programs Office Regulation) (WCPO) (2018 Edition).
Updated as of May 29, 2018

The U.S. Department of Labor (Department) is publishing this final rule to adjust for inflation the civil monetary penalties assessed or enforced in its regulations, pursuant to 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). The Inflation Adjustment Act requires the Department to annually adjust its civil money penalty levels for inflation no later than January 15 of each year. The Inflation Adjustment Act provides that agencies shall adjust civil monetary penalties notwithstanding Section 553 of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). Additionally, the Inflation Adjustment Act provides a cost-of-living formula for adjustment of the civil penalties. Accordingly, this final rule sets forth the Department's 2018 annual adjustments for inflation to its civil monetary penalties.

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- The complete text of the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2018 (US Workers Compensation Programs Office Regulation) (WCPO) (2018 Edition)
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