Department of Labor Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2020 | Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Publication Date:

01/15/2020
Publication Type:

Final Rule
Fed Register #:
85:2292-2303
Standard Number:

1902.37(b)(12)

1902.4(c)(2)(xi)

1903

1903.15(d)

1903.15(d)(1)

1903.15(d)(2)

1903.15(d)(3)

1903.15(d)(4)

1903.15(d)(5)

1903.15(d)(6)

1956.11(c)(2)(x)
Title:
Department of Labor Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2020

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 15, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 2292-2303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-00486]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

20 CFR Part 655

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs

20 CFR Parts 702, 725, and 726

Wage and Hour Division

29 CFR Parts 500, 501, 503, 530, 570, 578, 579, 801, and 825

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

29 CFR Part 1903

Employee Benefits Security Administration

29 CFR Part 2560, 2575, and 2590

Mine Safety and Health Administration

30 CFR Part 100

RIN 1290-AA38

Department of Labor Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment
Act Annual Adjustments for 2020

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Office of Workers'
Compensation Programs, Office of the Secretary, Wage and Hour Division,
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Employee Benefits
Security Administration, and Mine Safety and Health Administration,
Department of Labor.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: 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.

DATES: This final rule is effective on January 15, 2020. As provided by
the Inflation Adjustment Act, the increased penalty levels apply to any
penalties assessed after January 15, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin FitzGerald, Senior Policy
Advisor, U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-2312, 200 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-5076 (this is not a
toll-free number). Copies of this final rule may be obtained in
alternative formats (large print, Braille, audio tape or disc), upon
request, by calling (202) 693-5959 (this is not a toll-free number).
TTY/TDD callers may dial toll-free 1-877-889-5627 to obtain information
or request materials in alternative formats.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Preamble Table of Contents

I. Background
II. Adjustment for 2020
III. Paperwork Reduction Act
IV. Administrative Procedure Act
V. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review, Executive
Order 13563: Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review, and
Executive Order 13771: Reducing Regulations and Controlling
Regulatory Costs
VI. Regulatory Flexibility Act and Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act
VII. Other Regulatory Considerations
A. The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
B. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
C. Executive Order 13175: Indian Tribal Governments
D. The Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act of
1999: Assessment of Federal Regulations and Policies on Families
E. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From
Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks
F. Environmental Impact Assessment
G. Executive Order 13211: Energy Supply
H. Executive Order 12630: Constitutionally Protected Property
Rights
I. Executive Order 12988: Civil Justice Reform Analysis

I. Background

On November 2, 2015, Congress enacted the Federal Civil Penalties
Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, Public Law 114-74,
701 (Inflation Adjustment Act), which further amended the Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 as previously amended by the
1996 Debt Collection Improvement Act (collectively, the ``Prior
Inflation Adjustment Act''), to improve the effectiveness of civil
monetary penalties and to maintain their deterrent effect. The
Inflation Adjustment Act required agencies to: (1) Adjust the level of
civil monetary penalties with an initial ``catch-up'' adjustment
through an interim final rule (IFR); and (2) make subsequent annual
adjustments for inflation no later than January 15 of each year.
On July 1, 2016, the Department published an IFR that established
the initial catch-up adjustment for most civil penalties that the
Department administers and requested comments. See 81 FR 43430 (DOL
IFR). On January 18, 2017, the Department published the final rule
establishing the 2017 Annual Adjustment for those civil monetary
penalties adjusted in the DOL IFR. See 82 FR 5373 (DOL 2017 Annual
Adjustment). On July 1, 2016, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) (collectively, ``the
Departments'') jointly published an IFR that established the initial
catch-up adjustment for civil monetary penalties assessed or enforced
in connection with the employment of temporary nonimmigrant workers
under the H-2B program. See 81 FR 42983 (Joint IFR). On March 17, 2017,
the Departments jointly published the final rule establishing the 2017
Annual Adjustment for the H-2B civil monetary penalties. See 82 FR
14147 (Joint 2017 Annual Adjustment). The Joint 2017 Annual Adjustment
also explained that DOL would make future adjustments to the H-2B civil
monetary penalties consistent with DOL's delegated authority under 8
U.S.C. 1184(c)(14), Immigration and Nationality Act section 214(c)(14),
and the Inflation Adjustment Act. See 82 FR 14147-48. On January 2,
2018, the Department published the final rule establishing the 2018
Annual Adjustment for civil monetary penalties assessed or enforced by
the Department, including H-2B civil monetary penalties. See 83 FR 7
(DOL 2018 Annual Adjustment). On January 23, 2019, the Department
published the final rule establishing the 2019 Annual Adjustment for
civil monetary penalties assessed or enforced by the Department,
including H-2B civil monetary penalties. See 84 FR 213 (DOL 2019 Annual
Adjustment).
This rule implements the 2020 annual inflation adjustments, as
required by the Inflation Adjustment Act, for civil monetary penalties
assessed or enforced by the Department, including H-2B civil monetary
penalties.\1\ The Inflation Adjustment Act provides that the increased
penalty levels apply to any penalties assessed after the effective date
of the increase. Pursuant to the Inflation Adjustment Act, this final
rule is published notwithstanding Section 553 of the APA.
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\1\ The Department is also responsible for administering and
enforcing a newly-enacted civil monetary penalty under the Fair
Labor Standards Act (see Pub. L. 115-141, section 1201 (2018)) and
proposed regulations to codify this civil monetary penalty in the
Code of Federal Regulations on October 8, 2019. See Tip Regulations
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 84 FR 53956 (proposed
Oct. 8, 2019).
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This rule is not an Executive Order 13771 regulatory action because
this rule is not significant under Executive Order 12866.
Pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.),
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs designated this rule
as not a `major rule,' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

II. Adjustment for 2020

The Department has undertaken a thorough review of civil penalties
administered by its various components pursuant to the Inflation
Adjustment Act and in accordance with guidance issued by the Office of
Management and Budget.\2\
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\2\ M-20-05, Implementation of Penalty Inflation Adjustments for
2020, Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment
Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Dec. 16, 2019).
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The Department first identified the most recent penalty amount,
which is the amount established by the 2019 annual adjustment as set
forth in the DOL 2019 Annual Adjustment published on January 23, 2019.
The Department is required to calculate the annual adjustment based on
the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U). Annual
inflation adjustments are based on the percent change between the
October CPI-U preceding the date of the adjustment, and the prior
year's October CPI-U; in this case, the percent change between the
October 2019 CPI-U and the October 2018 CPI-U. The cost-of-living
adjustment multiplier for 2020, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-
U) for the month of October 2019, not seasonally adjusted, is
1.01764.\3\ In

order to compute the 2020 annual adjustment, the Department multiplied
the most recent penalty amount for each applicable penalty by the
multiplier, 1.01764, and rounded to the nearest dollar. This resulted
in increases to all but four of the penalties administered by the
Department, as set forth in the Appendix.
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\3\ OMB provided the year-over-year multiplier, rounded to 5
decimal points. Id. at 1.
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As provided by the Inflation Adjustment Act, the increased penalty
levels apply to any penalties assessed after the effective date of this
rule.\4\ Accordingly, for penalties assessed after January 15, 2020,
whose associated violations occurred after November 2, 2015, the higher
penalty amounts outlined in this rule will apply. The tables below
demonstrate the penalty amounts that apply:
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\4\ Appendix 1 consists of a table that provides ready access to
key information about each penalty.

Civil Monetary Penalties for the H-2B Temporary Non-Agricultural Worker Program
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Violations occurring Penalty assessed Which penalty level applies
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On or before November 2, 2015...... On or before August 1, 2016 Pre-August 1, 2016 levels.
On or before November 2, 2015...... After August 1, 2016....... Pre-August 1, 2016 levels.
After November 2, 2015............. After August 1, 2016, but August 1, 2016 levels.
on or before March 17,
2017.
After November 2, 2015............. After March 17, 2017 but on March 17, 2017 levels.
or before January 2, 2018.
After November 2, 2015............. After January 2, 2018 but January 2, 2018 levels.
on or before January 23,
2019.
After November 2, 2015............. After January 23, 2019 but January 23, 2019 levels.
on or before January 15,
2020.
After November 2, 2015............. After January 15, 2020..... January 15, 2020 levels.
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Civil Monetary Penalties for Other DOL Programs
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Violations occurring Penalty assessed Which penalty level applies
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On or before November 2, 2015...... On or before August 1, 2016 Pre-August 1, 2016 levels.
On or before November 2, 2015...... After August 1, 2016....... Pre-August 1, 2016 levels.
After November 2, 2015............. After August 1, 2016, but August 1, 2016 levels.
on or before January 13,
2017.
After November 2, 2015............. After January 13, 2017 but January 13, 2017 levels.
on or before January 2,
2018.
After November 2, 2015............. After January 2, 2018 but January 2, 2018 levels.
on or before January 23,
2019.
After November 2, 2015............. After January 23, 2019 but January 23, 2019 levels.
on or before January 15,
2020.
After November 2, 2015............. After January 15, 2020..... January 15, 2020 levels.
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III. Paperwork Reduction Act

The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507(d)) requires
that the Department consider the impact of paperwork and other
information collection burdens imposed on the public. The Department
has determined that this final rule does not require any collection of
information.

IV. Administrative Procedure Act

The Inflation Adjustment Act provides that agencies shall annually
adjust civil monetary penalties for inflation notwithstanding Section
553 of the APA. Additionally, the Inflation Adjustment Act provides a
nondiscretionary cost-of-living formula for annual adjustment of the
civil monetary penalties. For these reasons, the requirements in
sections 553(b), (c), and (d) of the APA, relating to notice and
comment and requiring that a rule be effective 30 days after
publication in the Federal Register, are inapplicable.

V. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review and Executive
Order 13563: Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review

Executive Order 12866 requires that regulatory agencies assess both
the costs and benefits of significant regulatory actions. Under the
Executive Order, a ``significant regulatory action'' is one meeting any
of a number of specified conditions, including the following: Having an
annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; creating a
serious inconsistency or interfering with an action of another agency;
materially altering the budgetary impact of entitlements or the rights
of entitlement recipients, or raising novel legal or policy issues.
The Department has determined that this final rule is not a
``significant'' regulatory action and a cost-benefit and economic
analysis is not required. This regulation merely adjusts civil monetary
penalties in accordance with inflation as required by the Inflation
Adjustment Act, and has no impact on disclosure or compliance costs.
The benefit provided by the inflationary adjustment to the maximum
civil monetary penalties is that of maintaining the incentive for the
regulated community to comply with the laws enforced by the Department,
and not allowing the incentive to be diminished by inflation.
Executive Order 13563 directs agencies to assess all costs and
benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if regulation is
necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize net benefits
(including potential economic, environmental, public health and safety
effects, distributive impacts, and equity). Executive Order 13563
emphasizes the importance of quantifying both costs and benefits,
reducing costs, harmonizing rules, and promoting flexibility to
minimize burden.
The Inflation Adjustment Act directed the Department to issue the
annual

adjustments without regard to Section 553 of the APA. In that context,
Congress has already determined that any possible increase in costs is
justified by the overall benefits of such adjustments. This final rule
makes only the statutory changes outlined herein; thus there are no
alternatives or further analysis required by Executive Order 13563.

VI. Regulatory Flexibility Act and Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act

The Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq. (RFA), imposes
certain requirements on Federal agency rules that are subject to the
notice and comment requirements of the APA, 5 U.S.C. 553(b). This final
rule is exempt from the requirements of the APA because the Inflation
Adjustment Act directed the Department to issue the annual adjustments
without regard to Section 553 of the APA. Therefore, the requirements
of the RFA applicable to notices of proposed rulemaking, 5 U.S.C. 603,
do not apply to this rule. Accordingly, the Department is not required
to either certify that the final rule would not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities or conduct a
regulatory flexibility analysis.

VII. Other Regulatory Considerations

A. The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995

The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, 2 U.S.C. 1531-1538,
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may
result in the expenditure by a State, local, or Tribal government, in
the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000 (adjusted for
inflation) or more in any one year. This Final Rule will not result in
such an expenditure. Therefore, no actions were deemed necessary under
the provisions of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995.

B. Executive Order 13132: Federalism

Section 18 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH
Act) (29 U.S.C. 667) requires Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA)-approved State Plans to have standards and an
enforcement program that are at least as effective as federal OSHA's
standards and enforcement program. OSHA-approved State Plans must have
maximum and minimum penalty levels that are at least as effective as
federal OSHA's per Section 18(c)(2) of the OSH Act. See also 29 CFR
1902.4(c)(2)(xi); 1902.37(b)(12). State Plans are required to increase
their penalties in alignment with OSHA's penalty increases to maintain
at least as effective penalty levels.
State Plans are not required to impose monetary penalties on state
and local government employers. See Sec. 1956.11(c)(2)(x). Five (5)
states and one territory have State Plans that cover only state and
local government employees: Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, New Jersey,
New York, and the Virgin Islands. Therefore, the requirements to
increase the penalty levels do not apply to these State Plans. Twenty-
one states and one U.S. territory have State Plans that cover both
private sector employees and state and local government employees:
Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland,
Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Puerto
Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington,
and Wyoming. They must increase their penalties for private-sector
employers.
Other than as listed above, this final rule does not have
federalism implications because it does not have substantial direct
effects on the states, on the relationship between the national
government and the states, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various levels of government. Accordingly,
Executive Order 13132, Federalism, requires no further agency action or
analysis.

C. Executive Order 13175: Indian Tribal Governments

This final rule does not have ``tribal implications'' because it
does not have substantial direct effects on one or more Indian tribes,
on the relationship between the Federal government and Indian tribes,
or on the distribution of power and responsibilities between the
Federal government and Indian tribes. Accordingly, Executive Order
13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments,
requires no further agency action or analysis.

D. The Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act of 1999:
Assessment of Federal Regulations and Policies on Families

This final rule will have no effect on family well-being or
stability, marital commitment, parental rights or authority, or income
or poverty of families and children. Accordingly, section 654 of the
Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act of 1999 (5 U.S.C.
601 note) requires no further agency action, analysis, or assessment.

E. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From Environmental
Health Risks and Safety Risks

This final rule will have no adverse impact on children.
Accordingly, Executive Order 13045, Protection of Children from
Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks, as amended by Executive
Orders 13229 and 13296, requires no further agency action or analysis.

F. Environmental Impact Assessment

A review of this final rule in accordance with the requirements of
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.; the regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality, 40 CFR
part 1500 et seq.; and the Departmental NEPA procedures, 29 CFR part
11, indicates that the final rule will not have a significant impact on
the quality of the human environment. As a result, there is no
corresponding environmental assessment or an environmental impact
statement.

G. Executive Order 13211: Energy Supply

This final rule has been reviewed for its impact on the supply,
distribution, and use of energy because it applies, in part, to the
coal mining and uranium industries. Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA) has concluded that the adjustment of civil
monetary penalties to keep pace with inflation and thus maintain the
incentive for operators to maintain safe and healthful workplaces is
not a significant energy action because it is not likely to have a
significant adverse effect on the supply, distribution, or use of
energy.
This final rule has not been identified to have other impacts on
energy supply. Accordingly, Executive Order 13211 requires no further
Agency action or analysis.

H. Executive Order 12630: Constitutionally Protected Property Rights

This final rule will not implement a policy with takings
implications. Accordingly, Executive Order 12630, Governmental Actions
and Interference with Constitutionally Protected Property Rights,
requires no further agency action or analysis.

I. Executive Order 12988: Civil Justice Reform Analysis

This final rule was drafted and reviewed in accordance with
Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. This final rule was
written to provide a clear legal standard for affected conduct and was
carefully reviewed to eliminate

drafting errors and ambiguities, so as to minimize litigation and undue
burden on the Federal court system. The Department has determined that
this final rule meets the applicable standards provided in section 3 of
Executive Order 12988.

List of Subjects

20 CFR Part 655

Immigration, Labor, Penalties.

20 CFR Part 702

Administrative practice and procedure, Longshore and harbor
workers, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Workers'
compensation.

20 CFR Part 725

Administrative practice and procedure, Black lung benefits, Coal
miners, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

20 CFR Part 726

Administrative practice and procedure, Black lung benefits, Coal
miners, Mines, Penalties.

29 CFR Part 500

Administrative practice and procedure, Aliens, Housing, Insurance,
Intergovernmental relations, Investigations, Migrant labor, Motor
vehicle safety, Occupational safety and health, Penalties, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements, Wages, Whistleblowing.

29 CFR Part 501

Administrative practice and procedure, Agriculture, Aliens,
Employment, Housing, Housing standards, Immigration, Labor, Migrant
labor, Penalties, Transportation, Wages.

29 CFR Part 503

Administrative practice and procedure, Aliens, Employment, Housing,
Immigration, Labor, Penalties, Transportation, Wages.

29 CFR Part 530

Administrative practice and procedure, Clothing, Homeworkers,
Indians--arts and crafts, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Surety bonds, Watches and jewelry.

29 CFR Part 570

Child labor, Law enforcement, Penalties.

29 CFR Part 578

Penalties, Wages.

29 CFR Part 579

Child labor, Penalties.

29 CFR Part 801

Administrative practice and procedure, Employment, Lie detector
tests, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

29 CFR Part 825

Administrative practice and procedure, Airmen, Employee benefit
plans, Health, Health insurance, Labor management relations, Maternal
and child health, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements,
Teachers.

29 CFR Part 1903

Intergovernmental relations, Law enforcement, Occupational Safety
and Health, Penalties.

29 CFR Part 2560

Employee benefit plans, Employee Retirement Income Security Act,
Law enforcement, Penalties, Pensions, Reporting and recordkeeping.

29 CFR Part 2575

Administrative practice and procedure, Employee benefit plans,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Health care, Penalties,
Pensions.

29 CFR Part 2590

Employee benefit plans, Employee Retirement Income Security Act,
Health care, Health insurance, Penalties, Pensions, Reporting and
recordkeeping.

30 CFR Part 100

Mine safety and health, Penalties.

For the reasons set out in the preamble, 20 CFR chapters V and VI,
29 CFR subtitle A and chapters V, XVII, and XXV, and 30 CFR chapter I
are amended as follows.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

Title 20--Employees' Benefits

PART 655--TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN WORKERS IN THE UNITED
STATES

0
1. The authority citation for part 655 continues to read as follows:

Authority: Section 655.0 issued under 8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(E)(iii), 1101(a)(15)(H)(i) and (ii), 8 U.S.C.
1103(a)(6), 1182(m), (n) and (t), 1184(c), (g), and (j), 1188, and
1288(c) and (d); sec. 3(c)(1), Pub. L. 101-238, 103 Stat. 2099, 2102
(8 U.S.C. 1182 note); sec. 221(a), Pub. L. 101-649, 104 Stat. 4978,
5027 (8 U.S.C. 1184 note); sec. 303(a)(8), Pub. L. 102-232, 105
Stat. 1733, 1748 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note); sec. 323(c), Pub. L. 103-206,
107 Stat. 2428; sec. 412(e), Pub. L. 105-277, 112 Stat. 2681 (8
U.S.C. 1182 note); sec. 2(d), Pub. L. 106-95, 113 Stat. 1312, 1316
(8 U.S.C. 1182 note); 29 U.S.C. 49k; Pub. L. 107-296, 116 Stat.
2135, as amended; Pub. L. 109-423, 120 Stat. 2900; 8 CFR
214.2(h)(4)(i); and 8 CFR 214.2(h)(6)(iii); and sec. 6, Pub. L. 115-
128, 132 Stat. 1547 (48 U.S.C. 1806).
Subpart A issued under 8 CFR 214.2(h).
Subpart B issued under 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a), 1184(c),
and 1188; and 8 CFR 214.2(h).
Subpart E issued under 48 U.S.C. 1806.
Subparts F and G issued under 8 U.S.C. 1288(c) and (d); sec.
323(c), Pub. L. 103-206, 107 Stat. 2428; and 28 U.S.C. 2461 note,
Pub. L. 114-74 at section 701.
Subparts H and I issued under 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) and
(b)(1), 1182(n) and (t), and 1184(g) and (j); sec. 303(a)(8), Pub.
L. 102-232, 105 Stat. 1733, 1748 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note); sec. 412(e),
Pub. L. 105-277, 112 Stat. 2681; 8 CFR 214.2(h); and 28 U.S.C. 2461
note, Pub. L. 114-74 at section 701.
Subparts L and M issued under 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(c) and
1182(m); sec. 2(d), Pub. L. 106-95, 113 Stat. 1312, 1316 (8 U.S.C.
1182 note); Pub. L. 109-423, 120 Stat. 2900; and 8 CFR 214.2(h).

Sec. Sec. 655.620, 655.801, and 655.810 [Amended]

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2. In the following table, for each paragraph indicated in the left
column, remove the dollar amount indicated in the middle column from
wherever it appears in the paragraph and add in its place the dollar
amount indicated in the right column.

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Paragraph Remove Add
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Sec. 655.620(a)................................... $9,472 $9,639
Sec. 655.801(b)................................... 7,710 7,846
Sec. 655.810(b)(1) introductory text.............. 1,895 1,928
Sec. 655.810(b)(2) introductory text.............. 7,710 7,846
Sec. 655.810(b)(3) introductory text.............. 53,969 54,921
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs

PART 702--ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURE

0
3. The authority citation for part 702 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, and 8171 et seq.; 33 U.S.C. 901 et
seq.; 42 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.; 43 U.S.C. 1333; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note
(Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); Pub. L.
114-74 at sec. 701; Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1950, 15 FR 3174,
64 Stat. 1263; Secretary's Order 10-2009, 74 FR 58834.

Sec. Sec. 702.204, 702.236, and 702.271 [Amended]

0
4. In the following table, for each paragraph indicated in the left
column, remove the dollar amount or date indicated in the middle column
from wherever it appears in the section or paragraph and add in its
place the dollar

amount or date indicated in the right column.

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Section/paragraph Remove Add
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Sec. 702.204.......................... $24,017........................ $24,441.
Sec. 702.204.......................... January 23, 2019............... January 15, 2020.
Sec. 702.236.......................... $292........................... $297.
Sec. 702.236.......................... January 23, 2019............... January 15, 2020.
Sec. 702.271(a)(2).................... January 23, 2019............... January 15, 2020.
Sec. 702.271(a)(2).................... $2,402......................... $2,444.
Sec. 702.271(a)(2).................... $12,007........................ $12,219.
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PART 725--CLAIMS FOR BENEFITS UNDER PART C OF TITLE IV OF THE
FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT, AS AMENDED

0
5. The authority citation for part 725 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); Pub. L. 114-74 at sec.
701; Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1950, 15 FR 3174; 30 U.S.C. 901 et
seq., 902(f), 921, 932, 936; 30 U.S.C. 901 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 405;
Secretary's Order 10-2009, 74 FR 58834.

Sec. 725.621 [Amended]

0
6. In Sec. 725.621, amend paragraph (d) by removing ``January 23,
2019'' and adding in its place ``January 15, 2020'' and by removing
``$1,462'' and adding in its place ``$1,488''.

PART 726--BLACK LUNG BENEFITS; REQUIREMENTS FOR COAL MINE
OPERATOR'S INSURANCE

0
7. The authority citation for part 726 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 30 U.S.C. 901 et seq., 902(f), 925,
932, 933, 934, 936; 33 U.S.C. 901 et seq.; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note
(Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); Pub. L.
114-74 at sec. 701; Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1950, 15 FR 3174;
Secretary's Order 10-2009, 74 FR 58834.

Sec. 726.302 [Amended]

0
8. In the following table, for each paragraph indicated in the left
column, remove the dollar amount or date indicated in the middle column
from wherever it appears in the paragraph and add in its place the
dollar amount or date indicated in the right column.

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Paragraph Remove Add
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Sec. 726.302(c)(2)(i) table January 23, 2019............... January 15, 2020.
Introductory text.
Sec. 726.302(c)(2)(i) table........... $143........................... $146.
Sec. 726.302(c)(2)(i) table........... 285............................ 290.
Sec. 726.302(c)(2)(i) table........... 428............................ 436.
Sec. 726.302(c)(2)(i) table........... 569............................ 579.
Sec. 726.302(c)(4).................... January 23, 2019............... January 15, 2020.
Sec. 726.302(c)(4).................... $143........................... $146.
Sec. 726.302(c)(5).................... January 23, 2019............... January 15, 2020.
Sec. 726.302(c)(5).................... $428........................... $436.
Sec. 726.302(c)(6).................... January 23, 2019............... January 15, 2020.
Sec. 726.302(c)(6).................... $2,924......................... $2,976.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Wage and Hour Division

Title 29--Labor

PART 500--MIGRANT AND SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROTECTION

0
9. The authority citation for part 500 continues to read as follows:

Authority: Pub. L. 97-470, 96 Stat. 2583 (29 U.S.C. 1801-1872);
Secretary's Order No. 01-2014 (Dec. 19, 2014), 79 FR 77527 (Dec. 24,
2014); 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act of 1990); and Pub. L. 114-74, 129 Stat 584.

Sec. 500.1 [Amended]

0
10. In Sec. 500.1, amend paragraph (e) by removing ``$2,505'' and
adding in its place ``$2,549''.

PART 501--ENFORCEMENT OF CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS FOR TEMPORARY
ALIEN AGRICULTURAL WORKERS ADMITTED UNDER SECTION 218 OF THE
IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT

0
11. The authority citation for part 501 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a), 1184(c), and 1188; 28
U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
of 1990); and Pub. L. 114-74 at Sec. 701.

Sec. 501.19 [Amended]

0
12. In the following table, for each paragraph indicated in the left
column, remove the dollar amount indicated in the middle column from
wherever it appears in the paragraph and add in its place the dollar
amount indicated in the right column.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Paragraph Remove Add
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sec. 501.19(c) introductory text................ $1,735 $1,766
Sec. 501.19(c)(1)............................... 5,839 5,942
Sec. 501.19(c)(2)............................... 57,813 58,833
Sec. 501.19(c)(4)............................... 115,624 117,664
Sec. 501.19(d).................................. 5,839 5,942
Sec. 501.19(e).................................. 17,344 17,650
Sec. 501.19(f).................................. 17,344 17,650
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PART 503--ENFORCEMENT OF OBLIGATIONS FOR TEMPORARY NONIMMIGRANT
NON-AGRICULTURAL WORKERS DESCRIBED IN THE IMMIGRATION AND
NATIONALITY ACT

0
13. The authority citation for part 503 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b); 8 U.S.C. 1184; 8 CFR
214.2(h); 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act of 1990); Pub. L. 114-74 at Sec. 701.

Sec. 503.23 [Amended]

0
14. In the following table, for each paragraph indicated in the left
column, remove the dollar amount indicated in the middle column from
wherever it appears in the paragraph, and add in its place the dollar
amount indicated in the right column:

PART 530--EMPLOYMENT OF HOMEWORKERS IN CERTAIN INDUSTRIES

0
15. The authority citation for part 530 continues to read as follows:

Authority: Sec. 11, 52 Stat. 1066 (29 U.S.C. 211) as amended by
sec. 9, 63 Stat. 910 (29 U.S.C. 211(d)); Secretary's Order No. 01-
2014 (Dec. 19, 2014), 79 FR 77527 (Dec. 24, 2014); 28 U.S.C. 2461
note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990);
Pub. L. 114-74 at sec. 701, 129 Stat 584.

0
16. In Sec. 530.302, amend paragraph (a) by removing ``$1,052'' and
adding in its place ``$1,071'' and revise paragraph (b).
The revision reads as follows:

Sec. 530.302 Amounts of civil penalties.

* * * * *
(b) The amount of civil money penalties shall be determined per
affected homeworker within the limits set forth in the following
schedule, except that no penalty shall be assessed in the case of
violations which are deemed to be de minimis in nature:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Penalty per affected homeworker
---------------------------------------------------------
Nature of violation Repeated, intentional or
Minor Substantial knowing
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Recordkeeping......................................... $21-214 $214-428 $428-1,071
Monetary violations................................... 21-214 214-428 ........................
Employment of homeworkers without a certificate....... .............. 214-428 428-1,071
Other violations of statutes, regulations or employer 21-214 214-428 428-1,071
assurances...........................................
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PART 570--CHILD LABOR REGULATIONS, ORDERS AND STATEMENTS OF
INTERPRETATION

0
17. The authority citation for subpart G of part 570 continues to read
as follows:

Authority: 52 Stat. 1060-1069, as amended; 29 U.S.C. 201-219; 28
U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
of 1990); Pub. L. 114-74 at Sec. 701.

Sec. 570.140 [Amended]

0
18. In Sec. 570.140, amend paragraph (b)(1) by removing ``$12,845''
and adding in its place ``$13,072'' and paragraph (b)(2) by removing
``$58,383'' and adding in its place ``$59,413''.

PART 578--MINIMUM WAGE AND OVERTIME VIOLATIONS--CIVIL MONEY
PENALTIES

0
19. The authority citation for part 578 continues to read as follows:

Authority: Sec. 9, Pub. L. 101-157, 103 Stat. 938, sec. 3103,
Pub. L. 101-508, 104 Stat. 1388-29 (29 U.S.C. 216(e)), Pub. L. 101-
410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note), as amended by Pub. L. 104-
134, section 31001(s), 110 Stat. 1321-358, 1321-373, and Pub. L.
114-74, 129 Stat 584.

Sec. 578.3 [Amended]

0
20. In Sec. 578.3, amend paragraph (a) by removing ``$2,014'' and
adding in its place ``$2,050''.

PART 579--CHILD LABOR VIOLATIONS--CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES

0
21. The authority citation for part 579 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 29 U.S.C. 203(l), 211, 212, 213(c), 216; Reorg. Plan
No. 6 of 1950, 64 Stat. 1263, 5 U.S.C. App; secs. 25, 29, 88 Stat.
72, 76; Secretary of Labor's Order No. 01-2014 (Dec. 19, 2014), 79
FR 77527 (Dec. 24, 2014); 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); and Pub. L. 114-7, 129
Stat 584.

Sec. 579.1 [Amended]

0
22. In the following table, for each paragraph indicated in the left
column, remove the dollar amount indicated in the middle column from
wherever it appears in the paragraph and add in its place the dollar
amount indicated in the right column.

PART 801--APPLICATION OF THE EMPLOYEE POLYGRAPH PROTECTION ACT OF
1988

0
23. The authority citation for part 801 continues to read as follows:

Authority: Pub. L. 100-347, 102 Stat. 646, 29 U.S.C. 2001-2009;
28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment
Act of 1990); Pub. L. 114-74 at sec. 701, 129 Stat 584.

Sec. 801.42 [Amended]

0
24. In Sec. 801.42 amend paragraph (a) introductory text by removing
``$21,039'' and adding in its place ``$21,410''.

PART 825--THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF 1993

0
25. The authority citation for part 825 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 29 U.S.C. 2654; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); and Pub. L. 114-74 at
sec. 701.

Sec. 825.300 [Amended]

0
26. In Sec. 825.300 amend paragraph (a)(1) by removing ``$173'' and
adding in its place ``$176''.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Title 29--Labor

PART 1903--INSPECTIONS, CITATIONS, AND PROPOSED PENALTIES

0
27. The authority citation for part 1903 continues to read as follows:

Authority: Secs. 8 and 9 of the Occupational Safety and Health
Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 657, 658); 5 U.S.C. 553; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note
(Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990), as
amended by Section 701, Pub. L. 114-74; Secretary of Labor's Order
No. 1-2012 (77 FR 3912, Jan. 25, 2012).

Sec. 1903.15 [Amended]

0
28. In the following table, for each paragraph indicated in the left
column, remove the dollar amount or date indicated in the middle column
from wherever it appears in the paragraph and add in its place the
dollar amount or date indicated in the right column.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Paragraph Remove Add
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sec. 1903.15(d) introductory text..... January 23, 2019............... January 15, 2020.
Sec. 1903.15(d)(1).................... $9,472......................... $9,639.
Sec. 1903.15(d)(1).................... $132,598....................... $134,937.
Sec. 1903.15(d)(2).................... $132,598....................... $134,937.
Sec. 1903.15(d)(3).................... $13,260........................ $13,494.
Sec. 1903.15(d)(4).................... $13,260........................ $13,494.
Sec. 1903.15(d)(5).................... $13,260........................ $13,494.
Sec. 1903.15(d)(6).................... $13,260........................ $13,494.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Mine Safety and Health Administration

Title 30--Mineral Resources

PART 100--CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES FOR PROPOSED ASSESSMENT OF CIVIL
PENALTIES

0
29. The authority citation for part 100 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 30 U.S.C. 815, 820, 957; 28 U.S.C. 2461
note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990);
Pub. L. 114-74 at sec. 701.

0
30. In Sec. 100.3, amend paragraph (a)(1) introductory text by
removing ``72,620'' and adding in its place ``73,901'' and in paragraph
(g) by revising Table XIV--Penalty Conversion Table.
The revision reads as follows:

Sec. 100.3 Determination of penalty amount; regular assessment.

* * * * *
(g) * * *

Table XIV--Penalty Conversion Table
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Penalty
Points ($)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
60 or fewer................................................ 137
61......................................................... 150
62......................................................... 161
63......................................................... 175
64......................................................... 190
65......................................................... 206
66......................................................... 222
67......................................................... 242
68......................................................... 261
69......................................................... 283
70......................................................... 306
71......................................................... 332
72......................................................... 361
73......................................................... 390
74......................................................... 421
75......................................................... 458
76......................................................... 498
77......................................................... 536
78......................................................... 582
79......................................................... 631
80......................................................... 684
81......................................................... 740
82......................................................... 801
83......................................................... 869
84......................................................... 941
85......................................................... 1,021
86......................................................... 1,105
87......................................................... 1,196
88......................................................... 1,296
89......................................................... 1,404
90......................................................... 1,521
91......................................................... 1,648
92......................................................... 1,784
93......................................................... 1,932
94......................................................... 2,094
95......................................................... 2,268
96......................................................... 2,457
97......................................................... 2,661
98......................................................... 2,884
99......................................................... 3,124
100........................................................ 3,385
101........................................................ 3,666
102........................................................ 3,971
103........................................................ 4,302
104........................................................ 4,660
105........................................................ 5,049
106........................................................ 5,469
107........................................................ 5,925
108........................................................ 6,418
109........................................................ 6,953
110........................................................ 7,532
111........................................................ 8,157
112........................................................ 8,839
113........................................................ 9,575
114........................................................ 10,373
115........................................................ 11,236
116........................................................ 12,171
117........................................................ 13,186
118........................................................ 14,284
119........................................................ 15,474
120........................................................ 16,762
121........................................................ 18,159
122........................................................ 19,670
123........................................................ 21,309
124........................................................ 23,085
125........................................................ 25,004
126........................................................ 27,089
127........................................................ 29,346
128........................................................ 31,789
129........................................................ 34,437
130........................................................ 37,306
131........................................................ 40,413
132........................................................ 43,778
133........................................................ 47,423
134........................................................ 51,207
135........................................................ 54,988
136........................................................ 58,773
137........................................................ 62,553
138........................................................ 66,337
139........................................................ 70,118
140 or more................................................ 73,901
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* * * * *

Sec. Sec. 100.4 and 100.5 [Amended]

0
31. In the following table, for each paragraph indicated in the left
column, remove the dollar amount indicated in the middle column from
wherever it appears in the paragraph, and add in its place the dollar
amount indicated in the right column.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Paragraph Remove Add
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sec. 100.4(a)..................................... $2,421 $2,464
Sec. 100.4(b)..................................... 4,840 4,925
Sec. 100.4(c) introductory text................... 6,052 6,159
Sec. 100.4(c) introductory text................... 72,620 73,901
Sec. 100.5(c)..................................... 7,867 8,006
Sec. 100.5(d)..................................... 332 338
Sec. 100.5(e)..................................... 266,275 270,972
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Note: The following Appendix will not appear in the Code of
Federal Regulations.

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2019 2020
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Min penalty
Agency Law Name/description CFR citation (rounded to Max penalty Min penalty Max penalty
nearest (rounded to (rounded to (rounded to
dollar) nearest dollar) nearest dollar) nearest dollar)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MSHA.......... Federal Mine Safety Regular Assessment. 30 CFR 100.3(a)... .............. $72,620........... .................. $73,901
& Health Act of
1977.

MSHA.......... Federal Mine Safety Penalty Conversion 30 CFR 100.3(g)... $135 $72,620........... $137.............. $73,901
& Health Act of Table.
1977.
MSHA.......... Federal Mine Safety Minimum Penalty for 30 CFR 100.4(a)... 2,421 .................. $2,464............ ..................
& Health Act of any order issued
1977. under 104(d)(1) of
the Mine Act.
MSHA.......... Federal Mine Safety Minimum penalty for 30 CFR 100.4(b)... 4,840 .................. $4,925............ ..................
& Health Act of any order issued
1977. under 104(d)(2) of
the Mine Act.
MSHA.......... Federal Mine Safety Penalty for failure 39 CFR 100.4(c)... 6,052 $72,620........... $6,159............ $73,901
& Health Act of to provide timely
1977. notification under
103(j) of the Mine
Act.
MSHA.......... Federal Mine Safety Any operator who 30 CFR 100.5(c)... .............. $7,867............ .................. $8,006
& Health Act of fails to correct a
1977. violation for
which a citation
or order was
issued under
104(a) of the Mine
Act.
MSHA.......... Federal Mine Safety Violation of 30 CFR 100.5(d)... .............. $332.............. .................. $338
& Health Act of mandatory safety
1977. standards related
to smoking
standards.
MSHA.......... Federal Mine Safety Flagrant violations 30 CFR 100.5(e)... .............. $266,275.......... .................. $270,972
& Health Act of under 110(b)(2) of
1977. the Mine Act.
EBSA.......... Employee Retirement Section 209(b): Per 29 CFR 2575.1-3... .............. $30............... .................. $31
Income Security plan year for
Act. failure to furnish
reports (e.g.,
pension benefit
statements) to
certain former
employees or
maintain employee
records each
employee a
separate
violation..
EBSA.......... Employee Retirement Section 502(c)(2)-- 29 CFR 2575.1-3... .............. $2,194............ .................. $2,233
Income Security Per day for
Act. failure/refusal to
properly file plan
annual report.
EBSA.......... Employee Retirement Section 502(c)(4)-- 29 CFR 2575.1-3... .............. $1,736............ .................. $1,767
Income Security Per day for
Act. failure to
disclose certain
documents upon
request under
ERISA 101(k) and
(l); failure to
furnish notices
under 101(j) and
514(e)(3)--each
statutory
recipient a
separate violation.
EBSA.......... Employee Retirement Section 502(c)(5)-- 29 CFR 2575.1-3... .............. $1,597............ .................. $1,625
Income Security Per day for each
Act. failure to file
annual report for
Multiple Employer
Welfare
Arrangements
(MEWAs) under
101(g).
EBSA.......... Employee Retirement Section 502 (c)(6)-- 29 CFR 2575.1-3... .............. $156 per day, not .................. $159 per day, not
Income Security Per day for each to exceed $1,566 to exceed $1,594
Act. failure to provide per request. per request.
Secretary of Labor
requested
documentation not
to exceed a per-
request maximum.
EBSA.......... Employee Retirement Section 502 (c)(7)-- 29 CFR 2575.1-3... .............. $139.............. .................. $141
Income Security Per day for each
Act. failure to provide
notices of
blackout periods
and of right to
divest employer
securities- each
statutory
recipient a
separate violation.
EBSA.......... Employee Retirement Section 502 (c)(8)-- 29 CFR 2575.1-3... .............. $1,378............ .................. $1,402
Income Security Per each failure
Act. by an endangered
status
multiemployer plan
to adopt a funding
improvement plan
or meet
benchmarks; or
failure of a
critical status
multiemployer plan
to adopt a
rehabilitation
plan.
EBSA.......... Employee Retirement Section 29 CFR 2575.1-3... .............. $117.............. .................. $119
Income Security 502(c)(9)(A)--Per
Act. day for each
failure by an
employer to inform
employees of CHIP
coverage
opportunities
under Section
701(f)(3)(B)(i)(l)
-each employee a
separate violation.
EBSA.......... Employee Retirement Section 29 CFR 2575.1-3... .............. $117.............. .................. $119
Income Security 502(c)(9)(B)--Per
Act. day for each
failure by a plan
to timely provide
to any State
information
required to be
disclosed under
Section
701(f)(3)(B)(ii),
as added by CHIP
regarding coverage
coordination--each
participant/
beneficiary a
separate violation.

EBSA.......... Employee Retirement Section 502(c)(10)-- 29 CFR 2575.1-3... .............. $117.............. .................. $119
Income Security Failure by any
Act. plan sponsor of
group health plan,
or any health
insurance issuer
offering health
insurance coverage
in connection with
the plan, to meet
the requirements
of Sections
702(a)(1)(F),
(b)(3), (c) or
(d); or Section
701; or Section
702(b)(1) with
respect to genetic
information--daily
per participant
and beneficiary
during non-
compliance period.
EBSA.......... Employee Retirement Section 502(c)(10)-- 29 CFR 2575.1-3... $2,919 .................. $2,970............ ..................
Income Security uncorrected de
Act. minimis violation.
EBSA.......... Employee Retirement Section 502(c)(10)-- 29 CFR 2575.1-3... $17,515 .................. $17,824........... ..................
Income Security uncorrected
Act. violations that
are not de minimis.
EBSA.......... Employee Retirement Section 502(c)(10)-- 29 CFR 2575.1-3... .............. $583,830.......... .................. $594,129
Income Security unintentional
Act. failure maximum
cap.
EBSA.......... Employee Retirement Section 502(c)(12)-- 29CFR 2575.1-3.... .............. $107.............. .................. $109
Income Security Per day for each
Act. failure of a CSEC
plan in
restoration status
to adopt a
restoration plan.
EBSA.......... Employee Retirement Section 502 (m)-- 29 CFR 2575.1-3... .............. $16,915........... .................. $17,213
Income Security Failure of
Act. fiduciary to make
a proper
distribution from
a defined benefit
plan under section
206(e) of ERISA.
EBSA.......... Employee Retirement Failure to provide 29 CFR 2575.1-3... .............. $1,156............ .................. $1,176
Income Security Summary of
Act. Benefits Coverage
under PHS Act
section 2715(f),
as incorporated in
ERISA section 715
and 29 CFR
2590.715-2715(e).
OSHA.......... Occupational Safety Serious Violation.. 29 CFR .............. $13,260........... .................. $13,494
and Health Act. 1903.15(d)(3).
OSHA.......... Occupational Safety Other-Than-Serious. 29 CFR .............. $13,260........... .................. $13,494
and Health Act. 1903.15(d)(4).
OSHA.......... Occupational Safety Willful............ 29 CFR 9,472 $132,598.......... $9,639............ $134,937
and Health Act. 1903.15(d)(1).
OSHA.......... Occupational Safety Repeated........... 29 CFR .............. $132,598.......... .................. $134,937
and Health Act. 1903.15(d)(2).
OSHA.......... Occupational Safety Posting Requirement 29 CFR .............. $13,260........... .................. $13,494
and Health Act. 1903.15(d)(6).
OSHA.......... Occupational Safety Failure to Abate... 29 CFR .............. $13,260 per day... .................. $13,494 per day.
and Health Act. 1903.15(d)(5).
WHD........... Family and Medical FMLA............... 29 CFR .............. $173.............. .................. $176
Leave Act. 825.300(a)(1).
WHD........... Fair Labor FLSA............... 29 CFR 578.3(a)... .............. $2,014............ .................. $2,050
Standards Act.
WHD........... Fair Labor Child Labor........ 29 CFR 579.1(a)(2) .............. $2,014............ .................. $2,050
Standards Act.
WHD........... Fair Labor Child Labor........ 29 CFR .............. $12,845........... .................. $13,072
Standards Act. 570.140(b)(1).
WHD........... Fair Labor Child Labor........ 29 CFR .............. $12,845........... .................. $13,072
Standards Act. 579.1(a)(1)(i)(A).
WHD........... Fair Labor Child Labor that 29 CFR .............. $58,383........... .................. $59,413
Standards Act. causes serious 570.140(b)(2).
injury or death.
WHD........... Fair Labor Child Labor that 29 CFR .............. $58,383........... .................. $59,413
Standards Act. causes serious 579.1(a)(1)(i)(B).
injury or death.
WHD........... Fair Labor Child Labor willful 29 CFR .............. $116,766.......... .................. $118,826
Standards Act. or repeated that 570.140(b)(2); 29
causes serious CFR
injury or death 579.1(a)(1)(i)(B)
(penalty amount Doubled.
doubled).
WHD........... Migrant and MSPA............... 29 CFR 500.1(e)... .............. $2,505............ .................. $2,549
Seasonal
Agricultural
Worker Protection
Act.
WHD........... Immigration & H1B................ 20 CFR .............. $1,895............ .................. $1,928
Nationality Act. 655.810(b)(1).
WHD........... Immigration & H1B retaliation.... 20 CFR 655.801(b). .............. $7,710............ .................. $7,846
Nationality Act.
WHD........... Immigration & H1B willful or 20 CFR .............. $7,710............ .................. $7,846
Nationality Act. discrimination. 655.810(b)(2).
WHD........... Immigration & H1B willful that 20 CFR .............. $53,969........... .................. $54,921
Nationality Act. resulted in 655.810(b)(3).
displacement of a
US worker.

WHD........... Immigration & D-1................ 20 CFR 655.620(a). .............. $9,472............ .................. $9,639
Nationality Act.
WHD........... Contract Work Hours CWHSSA............. 29 CFR 5.5(b)(2).. .............. $27............... .................. $27
and Safety
Standards Act.
WHD........... Contract Work Hours CWHSSA............. 29 CFR 5.8(a)..... .............. $27............... .................. $27
and Safety
Standards Act.
WHD........... Walsh-Healey Public Walsh-Healey....... 41 CFR 50-201.3(e) .............. $27............... .................. $27
Contracts Act.
WHD........... Employee Polygraph EPPA............... 29 CFR 801.42(a).. .............. $21,039........... .................. $21,410
Protection Act.
WHD........... Immigration & H2A................ 29 CFR 501.19(c).. .............. $1,735............ .................. $1,766
Nationality Act.
WHD........... Immigration & H2A willful or 29 CFR .............. $5,839............ .................. $5,942
Nationality Act. discrimination. 501.19(c)(1).
WHD........... Immigration & H2A Safety or 29 CFR .............. $57,813........... .................. $58,833
Nationality Act. health resulting 501.19(c)(2).
in serious injury
or death.
WHD........... Immigration & H2A willful or 29 CFR .............. $115,624.......... .................. $117,664
Nationality Act. repeated safety or 501.19(c)(4).
health resulting
in serious injury
or death.
WHD........... Immigration & H2A failing to 29 CFR 501.19(d).. .............. $5,839............ .................. $5,942
Nationality Act. cooperate in an
investigation.
WHD........... Immigration & H2A displacing a US 29 CFR 501.19(e).. .............. $17,344........... .................. $17,650
Nationality Act. worker.
WHD........... Immigration & H2A improperly 29 CFR 501.19(f).. .............. $17,344........... .................. $17,650
Nationality Act. rejecting a US
worker.
WHD........... Immigration & H-2B............... 29 CFR 503.23(b).. .............. $12,695........... .................. $12,919
Nationality Act.
WHD........... Immigration & H-2B............... 29 CFR 503.23(c).. .............. $12,695........... .................. $12,919
Nationality Act.
WHD........... Immigration & H-2B............... 29 CFR 503.23(d).. .............. $12,695........... .................. $12,919
Nationality Act.
WHD........... Fair Labor Home Worker........ 29 CFR 530.302(a). .............. $1,052.00......... .................. $1,071
Standards Act.
WHD........... Fair Labor Home Worker........ 29 CFR 530.302(b). 21 $1,052.00......... $21............... $1,071
Standards Act.
OWCP.......... Longshore and Failure to file 20 CFR 702.204.... .............. $24,017........... .................. $24,441
Harbor Workers' first report of
Compensation Act. injury or filing a
false statement or
misrepresentation
in first report.
OWCP.......... Longshore and Failure to report 20 CFR 702.236.... .............. $292.............. .................. $297
Harbor Workers' termination of
Compensation Act. payments.
OWCP.......... Longshore and Discrimination 20 CFR 2,402 $12,007........... $2,444............ $12,219
Harbor Workers' against employees 702.271(a)(2).
Compensation Act. who claim
compensation or
testify in a LHWCA
proceeding.
OWCP.......... Black Lung Benefits Failure to report 20 CFR 725.621 (d) .............. $1,462............ .................. $1,488
Act. termination of
payments.
OWCP.......... Black Lung Benefits Failure to file 20 CFR 725.621(d). .............. $1,462............ .................. $1,488
Act. required reports.
OWCP.......... Black Lung Benefits Failure to secure 20 CFR 143 .................. $146.............. ..................
Act. payment of 726.302(c)(2)(i).
benefits for mines
with fewer than 25
employees.
OWCP.......... Black Lung Benefits Failure to secure 20 CFR 285 .................. $290.............. ..................
Act. payment of 726.302(c)(2)(i).
benefits for mines
with 25-50
employees.
OWCP.......... Black Lung Benefits Failure to secure 20 CFR 428 .................. $436.............. ..................
Act. payment of 726.302(c)(2)(i).
benefits for mines
with 51-100
employees.
OWCP.......... Black Lung Benefits Failure to secure 20 CFR 569 .................. $579.............. ..................
Act. payment of 726.302(c)(2)(i).
benefits for mines
with more than 100
employees.
OWCP.......... Black Lung Benefits Failure to secure 20 CFR 143 .................. $146.............. ..................
Act. payment of 726.302(c)(4).
benefits after
10th day of notice.
OWCP.......... Black Lung Benefits Failure to secure 20 CFR 428 .................. $436.............. ..................
Act. payment of 726.302(c)(5).
benefits for
repeat offenders.
OWCP.......... Black Lung Benefits Failure to secure 20 CFR .............. $2,924............ .................. $2,976
Act. payment of 726.302(c)(5).
benefits.
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Signed at Washington, DC, this 9th day of January, 2020.
Eugene Scalia,
Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2020-00486 Filed 1-14-20; 8:45 am]
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