Department of Labor Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Catch-Up Adjustments
other · US Department of Labor · Published 2016-07-01 · Effective 2016-08-01 · 81 FR 43430
Document
Document number
2016-15378
Federal Register citation
81 FR 43430
CFR reference
20 CFR 655
Type
Rule
Action
Interim final rule; request for comments.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of Labor
Publication date
2016-07-01
Effective date
2016-08-01
Abstract
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.