Department of Labor Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2020
other · US Department of Labor · Published 2020-01-15 · Effective 2020-01-15 · 85 FR 2292
Document
Document number
2020-00486
Federal Register citation
85 FR 2292
CFR reference
20 CFR 655
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of Labor
Publication date
2020-01-15
Effective date
2020-01-15
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Labor (Department) is publishing this final rule to adjust for inflation the civil monetary penalties assessed or enforced by the Department, 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 2020 annual adjustments for inflation to its civil monetary penalties.