Adjustment of Civil Money Penalties for Inflation

This document adjusts the amount of civil money penalties that may be assessed under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for repeated or willful violations of the minimum wage or overtime provisions of the FLSA, and for violations of the child labor provisions of the FLSA. These adjustments are required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended by the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996. Under the amended Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act, Federal agencies must adjust their civil money penalties for inflation pursuant to a specified formula, and make periodic adjustments thereafter to account for inflation.