2024-31602. Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2025

Civil Monetary Penalties for Violations of Section 3( m )(2)(B) of the FLSA

[Tips]

Violations occurring	Penalty assessed	Which penalty level applies
After March 23, 2018	After March 23, 2018 but on or before November 23, 2021	Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 amount.
After March 23, 2018	After November 23, 2021 but on or before January 15, 2022	November 23, 2021 level.
After March 23, 2018	After January 15, 2022 but on or before January 15, 2023	January 15, 2022 level.
After March 23, 2018	After January 15, 2023 but on or before January 15, 2024	January 15, 2023 level.
After March 23, 2018	After January 15, 2024 but on or before January 15, 2025	January 15, 2024 level.
After March 23, 2018	After January 15, 2025	January 15, 2025 level.

Civil Monetary Penalties for USMCA Violations

Violations occurring	Penalty assessed	Which penalty level applies
After July 1, 2020	After July 1, 2020 but on or before January 15, 2022	2020 USMCA IFR amount.
After July 1, 2020	After January 15, 2022 but on or before January 15, 2023	January 15, 2022 level.
After July 1, 2020	After January 15, 2023 but on or before January 15, 2024	January 15, 2023 level.
After July 1, 2020	After January 15, 2024 but on or before January 15, 2025	January 15, 2024 level.
After July 1, 2020	After January 15, 2025	January 15, 2025 level.

Civil Monetary Penalties for the H-2B Temporary Non-Agricultural Worker Program

Violations occurring	Penalty assessed	Which penalty level applies
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 on or before March 17, 2017	August 1, 2016 levels.
After November 2, 2015	After March 17, 2017 but on or before January 2, 2018	March 17, 2017 levels.
After November 2, 2015	After January 2, 2018 but on or before January 23, 2019	January 2, 2018 levels.
After November 2, 2015	After January 23, 2019 but on or before January 15, 2020	January 23, 2019 levels.
After November 2, 2015	After January 15, 2020 but on or before January 15, 2021	January 15, 2020 levels.
After November 2, 2015	After January 15, 2021 but on or before January 15, 2022	January 15, 2021 levels.
After November 2, 2015	After January 15, 2022 but on or before January 15, 2023	January 15, 2022 levels.
After November 2, 2015	After January 15, 2023 but on or before January 15, 2024	January 15, 2023 level.
After November 2, 2015	After January 15, 2024 but on or before January 15, 2025	January 15, 2024 level.
After November 2, 2015	After January 15, 2025	January 15, 2025 level.

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Civil Monetary Penalties for Other DOL Programs

Violations occurring	Penalty assessed	Which penalty level applies
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 on or before January 13, 2017	August 1, 2016 levels.
After November 2, 2015	After January 13, 2017 but on or before January 2, 2018	January 13, 2017 levels.
After November 2, 2015	After January 2, 2018 but on or before January 23, 2019	January 2, 2018 levels.
After November 2, 2015	After January 23, 2019 but on or before January 15, 2020	January 23, 2019 levels.
After November 2, 2015	After January 15, 2020 but on or before January 15, 2021	January 15, 2020 levels.
After November 2, 2015	After January 15, 2021 but on or before January 15, 2022	January 15, 2021 levels.
After November 2, 2015	After January 15, 2022 but on or before January 15, 2023	January 15, 2022 levels.
After November 2, 2015	After January 15, 2023 but on or before January 15, 2024	January 15, 2023 level.
After November 2, 2015	After January 15, 2024 but on or before January 15, 2025	January 15, 2024 level.
After November 2, 2015	After January 15, 2025	January 15, 2025 level.

B. Employment and Training Administration, 20 CFR part 655, subpart I.

In addition to revising 20 CFR 655.810(b) to reflect adjusted maximum civil money penalty amounts, as described above, the Department is revising 20 CFR 655.810(g) to reflect the enactment of the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvement Act of 2015 (Pub. L. 114-74) and its requirement that agencies make civil money penalty adjustments annually, as well as to remove information regarding the effective date of increased civil money penalties that was superseded by the Inflation Adjustment Act. These are technical changes to conform the regulation to the requirements of the Inflation Adjustment Act.

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. Finally, the Department finds that good cause exists to dispense with the notice and public comment procedures for the technical correction to its regulation at 20 CFR 655.810(g), as it concludes that such procedures are unnecessary. The revision merely conforms the regulation to the requirements of the Inflation Adjustment Act. The revision does not impose any new regulatory obligations or information collection requirements on employers or affect the rights of workers. Similarly, since this revision is a technical correction that does not change the substance of the Department's regulations, the Department finds that it is unnecessary to delay the effective date of this revision. 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 (as supplemented by E.O. 14094) 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 $200 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. ( print page 1857)

VII. Other Regulatory Considerations

A. The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995

The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, 2 U.S.C. 1531-38, 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 also29 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. See29 CFR 1956.11(c)(2)(x). Six (6) states and one territory have State Plans that cover only state and local government employees: Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, 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.

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 5

• Administrative practice and procedure
• Construction industry
• Employee benefit plans
• Government contracts
• Law enforcement
• Minimum wages
• Penalties
• Reporting and recordkeeping requirements

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 810

• Labor
• Wages
• Hours of work
• Trade agreement
• Motor vehicle
• Tariffs
• Imports
• Whistleblowing

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

30 CFR Part 100

• Mine safety and health
• Penalties

41 CFR Part 50-201

• Child labor
• Government procurement
• Minimum wages
• Occupational safety and health
• Reporting and recordkeeping requirements

For the reasons set out in the preamble, 20 CFR chapters VI and VII, 29 CFR subtitle A and chapters V, XVII, and XXV, 30 CFR chapter I, and 41 CFR chapter 50 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

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), Public Law 103-206, 107 Stat. 2428; and 28 U.S.C. 2461 note, Public Law 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), Public Law 102-232, 105 Stat. 1733, 1748 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note); sec. 412(e), Public Law 105-277, 112 Stat. 2681; 8 CFR 214.2(h); and 28 U.S.C. 2461 note, Public Law 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), Public Law 106-95, 113 Stat. 1312, 1316 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note); Public Law 109-423, 120 Stat. 2900; and 8 CFR 214.2(h).

§§ 655.620, 655.801, and 655.810

[Amended]

2. In the following table, for each section and 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
§ 655.620(a)	$11,524	$11,823
§ 655.801(b)	9,380	9,624
§ 655.810(b)(1) introductory text	2,304	2,364
§ 655.810(b)(2) introductory text	9,380	9,624
§ 655.810(b)(3) introductory text	65,661	67,367

3. Further amend § 655.810 by revising paragraph (g) to read as follows:

§ 655.810

What remedies may be ordered if violations are found?

* * * * *

(g) The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-410), as amended by the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-134, section 31001(s)) and the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvement Act of 2015 (Pub. L. 114-74, section 701), requires that Federal agencies annually adjust their civil money penalties for inflation according to a specified cost-of-living formula.

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs

PART 702—ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURE

4. 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); Public Law 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.

§§ 702.204, 702.236, and 702.271

[Amended]

5. In the following table, for each section and 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. ( print page 1859)

Section/paragraph	Remove	Add
§ 702.204	$29,221	$29,980.
§ 702.204	January 15, 2024	January 15, 2025.
§ 702.236	$356	$365.
§ 702.236	January 15, 2024	January 15, 2025.
§ 702.271(a)(2)	January 15, 2024	January 15, 2025.
§ 702.271(a)(2)	$2,922	$2,998.
§ 702.271(a)(2)	$14,608	$14,988.

PART 725—CLAIMS FOR BENEFITS UNDER PART C OF TITLE IV OF THE FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT, AS AMENDED

6. 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); Public Law 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; 33 U.S.C. 901 et seq.;42 U.S.C. 405; Secretary's Order 10-2009, 74 FR 58834.

§ 725.621

[Amended]

7. In § 725.621, amend paragraph (d) by removing “January 15, 2024” and adding in its place “January 15, 2025” and by removing “$1,780” and adding in its place “$1,826”.

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

8. 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, as amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015); Public Law 114-74 at sec. 701; Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1950, 15 FR 3174; Secretary's Order 10-2009, 74 FR 58834.

9. In § 726.302:

a. In paragraph (c)(2)(i) introductory text, remove “January 15, 2024” and add “January 15, 2025” in its place;

b. Revise the table 1 to paragraph (c)(2)(i); and

c. 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
(c)(4)	January 15, 2024	January 15, 2025.
(c)(4)	$174	$179.
(c)(5)	January 15, 2024	January 15, 2025.
(c)(5)	$520	$534.
(c)(6)	January 15, 2024	January 15, 2025.
(c)(6)	$3,558	$3,650.

The revision reads as follows:

§ 726.302

Determination of penalty.

* * * * *

(c) * * *

(2) * * *

(i) * * *

Table 1 to Paragraph ( c )(2)( i )

Employees	Penalty (per day)
Less than 25	$179
25-50	355
51-100	534
More than 100	710

* * * * *

Department of Labor

Title 29—Labor

PART 5—LABOR STANDARDS PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS COVERING FEDERALLY FINANCED AND ASSISTED CONSTRUCTION (ALSO LABOR STANDARDS PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO NONCONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS SUBJECT TO THE CONTRACT WORK HOURS AND SAFETY STANDARDS ACT)

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

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; Reorganization Plan No. 14 of 1950, 5 U.S.C. appendix; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 40 U.S.C. 3141 et seq.;40 U.S.C. 3145; 40 U.S.C. 3148; 40 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.; Secretary's Order No. 01-2014, 79 FR 77527 (Dec. 24, 2014); and the laws referenced by § 5.1(a).

§ 5.5

[Amended]

11. In § 5.5, amend paragraph (b)(2) by removing “$32” and adding in its place “$33”.

§ 5.8

[Amended]

12. In § 5.8, amend paragraph (a) by removing “$32” and adding in its place “$33”.

Wage and Hour Division

PART 500—MIGRANT AND SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROTECTION

13. 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.

§ 500.1

[Amended]

14. In § 500.1, amend paragraph (e) by removing “$3,047” and adding in its place “$3,126”.

( print page 1860)

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

15. 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; and sec. 701, Pub. L. 114-74, 129 Stat. 584.

§ 501.19

[Amended]

16. 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
(c) introductory text	$2,111	$2,166
(c)(1)	7,104	7,289
(c)(2)	70,337	72,164
(c)(3)	140,674	144,329
(d)	7,104	7,289
(e)	21,101	21,649
(f)	21,101	21,649

PART 503—ENFORCEMENT OF OBLIGATIONS FOR TEMPORARY NONIMMIGRANT NON-AGRICULTURAL WORKERS DESCRIBED IN THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT

17. 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.

§ 503.23

[Amended]

18. 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
(b)	$15,445	$15,846
(c)	15,445	15,846
(d)	15,445	15,846

PART 530—EMPLOYMENT OF HOMEWORKERS IN CERTAIN INDUSTRIES

19. 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); Public Law 114-74 at sec. 701, 129 Stat 584.

20. In § 530.302:

a. Amend paragraph (a) by removing “$1,280” and adding in its place “$1,313”; and

b. Revise paragraph (b).

The revision reads as follows:

§ 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:

Table 1 to Paragraph ( b )

Nature of violation	Penalty per affected homeworker
	Minor	Substantial	Repeated, intentional or knowing
Recordkeeping	$26-264	$264-525	$525-1,313
Monetary violations	26-264	264-525
Employment of homeworkers without a certificate		264-525	525-1,313
Other violations of statutes, regulations or employer assurances	26-264	264-525	525-1,313

( print page 1861)

PART 570—CHILD LABOR REGULATIONS, ORDERS AND STATEMENTS OF INTERPRETATION

Subpart G—General Statements of Interpretation of the Child Labor Provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as Amended

21. 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); Public Law 114-74 at sec. 701.

§ 570.140

[Amended]

22. In § 570.140, amend paragraph (b)(1) by removing “$15,629” and adding in its place “$16,035” and paragraph (b)(2) by removing “$71,031” and adding in its place “$72,876”.

PART 578—TIP RETENTION, MINIMUM WAGE, AND OVERTIME VIOLATIONS—CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES

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

Authority: 29 U.S.C. 216(e), as amended by sec. 9, Public Law 101-157, 103 Stat. 938, sec. 3103, Public Law 101-508, 104 Stat. 1388-29, sec. 302(a), Public Law 110-233, 122 Stat. 920, and sec. 1201, Div. S., Tit. XII, Public Law 115-141, 132 Stat. 348; Public Law 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note), as amended by sec. 31001(s), Public Law 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321-358, 1321-373, and sec. 701, Public Law 114-74, 129 Stat 584.

§ 578.3

[Amended]

24. In § 578.3, amend paragraph (a)(1) by removing “$1,373” and adding in its place “$1,409” and paragraph (a)(2) by removing “$2,451” and adding in its place “$2,515”.

PART 579—CHILD LABOR VIOLATIONS—CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES

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

Authority: 29 U.S.C. 203(m), (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.

§ 579.1

[Amended]

26. 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
(a)(1)(i)(A)	$15,629	$16,035
(a)(1)(i)(B)	71,031	72,876
(a)(2)(i)	2,451	2,515
(a)(2)(ii)	1,373	1,409

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

27. 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.

§ 801.42

[Amended]

28. In § 801.42, amend paragraph (a) introductory text by removing “$25,597” and adding in its place “$26,262”.

PART 810—HIGH-WAGE COMPONENTS OF THE LABOR VALUE CONTENT REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE UNITED STATES-MEXICO-CANADA AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION ACT

29. The authority citation for part 810 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 19 U.S.C. 1508(b)(4) and 19 U.S.C. 4535(b); 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); and Pub. L. 114-74 at sec. 701.

§ 810.800

[Amended]

30. In § 810.800, amend paragraph (c)(3)(i) by removing “$59,079” and adding in its place “$60,614”.

PART 825—THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF 1993

31. 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.

§ 825.300

[Amended]

32. In § 825.300, amend paragraph (a)(1) by removing “$211” and adding in its place “$216”.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

PART 1903—INSPECTIONS, CITATIONS, AND PROPOSED PENALTIES

33. 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).

§ 1903.15

[Amended]

34. 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
(d) introductory text	January 15, 2024	January 15, 2025.
(d)(1)	$11,524	$11,823.
(d)(1)	161,323	165,514.
(d)(2)	161,323	165,514.
(d)(3)	16,131	16,550.
(d)(4)	16,131	16,550.
(d)(5)	16,131	16,550.
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(d)(6)	16,131	16,550.

Mine Safety and Health Administration

Title 30—Mineral Resources

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

35. 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.

36. In § 100.3:

a. Amend paragraph (a)(1) introductory text by removing “$88,354” and adding in its place “$90,649”; and

b. By revising table 14 to paragraph (g).

The revision reads as follows:

§ 100.3

Determination of penalty amount; regular assessment.

* * * * *

(g) * * *

Table 14 to Paragraph ( g )—Penalty Conversion Table

Points	Penalty ($)
60 or fewer	$168
61	184
62	197
63	215
64	233
65	252
66	273
67	297
68	320
69	348
70	374
71	407
72	443
73	480
74	517
75	561
76	610
77	658
78	714
79	775
80	839
81	909
82	982
83	1,066
84	1,153
85	1,252
86	1,355
87	1,467
88	1,590
89	1,723
90	1,866
91	2,021
92	2,187
93	2,371
94	2,569
95	2,782
96	3,014
97	3,263
98	3,538
99	3,832
100	4,152
101	4,497
102	4,871
103	5,277
104	5,716
105	6,194
106	6,708
107	7,267
108	7,872
109	8,529
110	9,239
111	10,005
112	10,842
113	11,744
114	12,723
115	13,782
116	14,929
117	16,175
118	17,521
119	18,981
120	20,560
121	22,275
122	24,126
123	26,139
124	28,316
125	30,670
126	33,227
127	35,995
128	38,992
129	42,241
130	45,760
131	49,571
132	53,698
133	58,171
134	62,812
135	67,449
136	72,092
137	76,728
138	81,369
139	86,008
140 or more	90,649

* * * * *

§§ 100.4 and 100.5

[Amended]

37. In the following table, for each section and 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
§ 100.4(a)	$2,945	$3,022
§ 100.4(b)	5,888	6,041
§ 100.4(c) introductory text	7,364	7,555
§ 100.4(c) introductory text	88,354	90,649
§ 100.5(c)	9,571	9,820
§ 100.5(d)	404	414
§ 100.5(e)	323,960	332,376

Title 41—Public Contracts and Property Management

PART 50-201—GENERAL REGULATIONS

38. The authority citation for part 50-201 continues to read as follows:

Authority: Sec. 4, 49 Stat. 2038; 41 U.S.C. 38. Interpret or apply sec. 6, 49 Stat. 2038, as amended; 41 U.S.C. 40; 108 Stat. 7201; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); Pub. L. 114-74 at sec. 701, 129 Stat 584.

§ 50-201.3

[Amended]

39. In § 50-201.3, amend paragraph (e) by removing “$32” and adding in its place “$33”.

( print page 1863)

Signed in Washington, DC.

Julie A. Su,

Acting Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor.

Note:

The following Appendix will not appear in the Code of Federal Regulations.

Agency	Law	Name/description	CFR citation	2024		2025
				Min penalty (rounded to nearest dollar)	Max penalty (rounded to nearest dollar)	Min penalty (rounded to nearest dollar)	Max penalty (rounded to nearest dollar)
MSHA	Federal Mine Safety & Health Act of 1977	Regular Assessment	30 CFR 100.3(a)		$88,354		$90,649.
MSHA	Federal Mine Safety & Health Act of 1977	Penalty Conversion Table	30 CFR 100.3(g)	$164	$88,354	$168	$90,649.
MSHA	Federal Mine Safety & Health Act of 1977	Minimum Penalty for any order issued under 104(d)(1) of the Mine Act	30 CFR 100.4(a)	2,945		3,022
MSHA	Federal Mine Safety & Health Act of 1977	Minimum penalty for any order issued under 104(d)(2) of the Mine Act	30 CFR 100.4(b)	5,888		6,041
MSHA	Federal Mine Safety & Health Act of 1977	Penalty for failure to provide timely notification under 103(j) of the Mine Act	30 CFR 100.4(c)	7,364	$88,354	7,555	$90,649.
MSHA	Federal Mine Safety & Health Act of 1977	Any operator who fails to correct a violation for which a citation or order was issued under 104(a) of the Mine Act	30 CFR 100.5(c)		$9,571		$9,820.
MSHA	Federal Mine Safety & Health Act of 1977	Violation of mandatory safety standards related to smoking standards	30 CFR 100.5(d)		$404		$414.
MSHA	Federal Mine Safety & Health Act of 1977	Flagrant violations under 110(b)(2) of the Mine Act	30 CFR 100.5(e)		$323,960		$332,376.
EBSA	Employee Retirement Income Security Act	Section 209(b): Per plan year for failure to furnish reports (e.g., pension benefit statements) to certain former employees or maintain employee records each employee a separate violation	29 CFR 2575.1-3		$37		$38.
EBSA	Employee Retirement Income Security Act	Section 502(c)(2)—Per day for failure/refusal to properly file plan annual report	29 CFR 2575.1-3		$2,670		$2,739.
EBSA	Employee Retirement Income Security Act	Section 502(c)(4)—Per day for failure to disclose certain documents upon request under Section 101(k) and (l); failure to furnish notices under Sections 101(j) and 514(e)(3)—each statutory recipient a separate violation	29 CFR 2575.1-3		$2,112		$2,167.
EBSA	Employee Retirement Income Security Act	Section 502(c)(5)—Per day for each failure to file annual report for Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements (MEWAs) under Section 101(g)	29 CFR 2575.1-3		$1,942		$1,992.
EBSA	Employee Retirement Income Security Act	Section 502(c)(6)—Per day for each failure to provide Secretary of Labor requested documentation not to exceed a per-request maximum	29 CFR 2575.1-3		$190 per day, not to exceed $1,906 per request		$195 per day, not to exceed $1,956 per request.
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EBSA	Employee Retirement Income Security Act	Section 502(c)(7)—Per day for each failure to provide notices of blackout periods and of right to divest employer securities-each statutory recipient a separate violation	29 CFR 2575.1-3		$169		$173.
EBSA	Employee Retirement Income Security Act	Section 502(c)(8)—Per each failure 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	29 CFR 2575.1-3		$1,677		$1,721.
EBSA	Employee Retirement Income Security Act	Section 502(c)(9)(A)—Per 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	29 CFR 2575.1-3		$141		$145.
EBSA	Employee Retirement Income Security Act	Section 502(c)(9)(B)—Per 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	29 CFR 2575.1-3		$141		$145.
EBSA	Employee Retirement Income Security Act	Section 502(c)(10)—Failure by any 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	29 CFR 2575.1-3		$141		$145.
EBSA	Employee Retirement Income Security Act	Section 502(c)(10)—uncorrected de minimis violation	29 CFR 2575.1-3	3,550		3,642
EBSA	Employee Retirement Income Security Act	Section 502(c)(10)—uncorrected violations that are not de minimis	29 CFR 2575.1-3	21,310		21,864
EBSA	Employee Retirement Income Security Act	Section 502(c)(10)—unintentional failure maximum cap	29 CFR 2575.1-3		$710,310		$728,764.
EBSA	Employee Retirement Income Security Act	Section 502(c)(12)—Per day for each failure of a CSEC plan in restoration status to adopt a restoration plan	29 CFR 2575.1-3		$130		$133.
EBSA	Employee Retirement Income Security Act	Section 502(m)—Failure of fiduciary to make a proper distribution from a defined benefit plan under section 206(e) of ERISA	29 CFR 2575.1-3		$20,579		$21,114.
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EBSA	Employee Retirement Income Security Act	Failure to provide Summary of Benefits Coverage under PHS Act section 2715(f), as incorporated in ERISA section 715 and 29 CFR 2590.715-2715(e)	29 CFR 2575.1-3		$1,406		$1,443.
OSHA	Occupational Safety and Health Act	Serious Violation	29 CFR 1903.15(d)(3)		$16,131		$16,550.
OSHA	Occupational Safety and Health Act	Other-Than-Serious	29 CFR 1903.15(d)(4)		$16,131		$16,550.
OSHA	Occupational Safety and Health Act	Willful	29 CFR 1903.15(d)(1)	11,524	$161,323	11,823	$165,514.
OSHA	Occupational Safety and Health Act	Repeated	29 CFR 1903.15(d)(2)		$161,323		$165,514.
OSHA	Occupational Safety and Health Act	Posting Requirement	29 CFR 1903.15(d)(6)		$16,131		$16,550.
OSHA	Occupational Safety and Health Act	Failure to Abate	29 CFR 1903.15(d)(5)		$16,131 per day		$16,550 per day.
WHD	Family and Medical Leave Act	FMLA	29 CFR 825.300(a)(1)		$211		$216.
WHD	Fair Labor Standards Act	FLSA	29 CFR 578.3(a)(1)		$1,373		$1,409.
WHD	Fair Labor Standards Act	FLSA	29 CFR 578.3(a)(2)		$2,451		$2,515.
WHD	Fair Labor Standards Act	Child Labor	29 CFR 579.1(a)(2)(i)		$2,451		$2,515.
WHD	Fair Labor Standards Act	Child Labor	29 CFR 579.1(a)(2)(ii)		$1,373		$1,409.
WHD	Fair Labor Standards Act	Child Labor	29 CFR 570.140(b)(1)		$15,629		$16,035.
WHD	Fair Labor Standards Act	Child Labor	29 CFR 579.1(a)(1)(i)(A)		$15,629		$16,035.
WHD	Fair Labor Standards Act	Child Labor that causes serious injury or death	29 CFR 570.140(b)(2)		$71,031		$72,876.
WHD	Fair Labor Standards Act	Child Labor that causes serious injury or death	29 CFR 579.1(a)(1)(i)(B)		$71,031		$72,876.
WHD	Fair Labor Standards Act	Child Labor willful or repeated that causes serious injury or death (penalty amount doubled)	29 CFR 570.140(b)(2); 29 CFR 579.1(a)(1)(i)(B) Doubled		$142,062		$145,752.
WHD	Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act	MSPA	29 CFR 500.1(e)		$3,047		$3,126.
WHD	Immigration & Nationality Act	H1B	20 CFR 655.810(b)(1)		$2,304		$2,364.
WHD	Immigration & Nationality Act	H1B retaliation	20 CFR 655.801(b)		$9,380		$9,624.
WHD	Immigration & Nationality Act	H1B willful or discrimination	20 CFR 655.810(b)(2)		$9,380		$9,624.
WHD	Immigration & Nationality Act	H1B willful that resulted in displacement of a US worker	20 CFR 655.810(b)(3)		$65,661		$67,367.
WHD	Immigration & Nationality Act	D-1	20 CFR 655.620(a)		$11,524		$11,823.
WHD	Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act	CWHSSA	29 CFR 5.5(b)(2)		$32		$33.
WHD	Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act	CWHSSA	29 CFR 5.8(a)		$32		$33.
WHD	Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act	Walsh-Healey	41 CFR 50-201.3(e)		$32		$33.
WHD	Employee Polygraph Protection Act	EPPA	29 CFR 801.42(a)		$25,597		$26,262.
WHD	Immigration & Nationality Act	H2A	29 CFR 501.19(c)		$2,111		$2,166.
WHD	Immigration & Nationality Act	H2A willful or discrimination	29 CFR 501.19(c)(1)		$7,104		$7,289.
WHD	Immigration & Nationality Act	H2A Safety or health resulting in serious injury or death	29 CFR 501.19(c)(2)		$70,337		$72,164.
WHD	Immigration & Nationality Act	H2A willful or repeated safety or health resulting in serious injury or death	29 CFR 501.19(c)(4)		$140,674		$144,329.
WHD	Immigration & Nationality Act	H2A failing to cooperate in an investigation	29 CFR 501.19(d)		$7,104		$7,289.
WHD	Immigration & Nationality Act	H2A displacing a US worker	29 CFR 501.19(e)		$21,101		$21,649.
WHD	Immigration & Nationality Act	H2A improperly rejecting a US worker	29 CFR 501.19(f)		$21,101		$21,649.
WHD	Immigration & Nationality Act	H-2B	29 CFR 503.23(b)		$15,445		$15,846.
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WHD	Immigration & Nationality Act	H-2B	29 CFR 503.23(c)		$15,445		$15,846.
WHD	Immigration & Nationality Act	H-2B	29 CFR 503.23(d)		$15,445		$15,846.
WHD	Fair Labor Standards Act	Home Worker	29 CFR 530.302(a)		$1,280		$1,313.
WHD	Fair Labor Standards Act	Home Worker	29 CFR 530.302(b)	25	$1,280	26	$1,313.
WHD	United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act.	Whistleblower	29 CFR 810.800(c)(3)(i)		$59,079		$60,614.
OWCP	Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act	Failure to file first report of injury or filing a false statement or misrepresentation in first report	20 CFR 702.204		$29,221		$29,980.
OWCP	Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act	Failure to report termination of payments	20 CFR 702.236		$356		$365.
OWCP	Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act	Discrimination against employees who claim compensation or testify in a LHWCA proceeding	20 CFR 702.271(a)(2)	2,922	$14,608	2,998	$14,988.
OWCP	Black Lung Benefits Act	Failure to report termination of payments	20 CFR 725.621(d)		$1,780		$1,826.
OWCP	Black Lung Benefits Act	Failure to secure payment of benefits for mines with fewer than 25 employees	20 CFR 726.302(c)(2)(i)	174		179
OWCP	Black Lung Benefits Act	Failure to secure payment of benefits for mines with 25-50 employees	20 CFR 726.302(c)(2)(i)	346		355
OWCP	Black Lung Benefits Act	Failure to secure payment of benefits for mines with 51-100 employees	20 CFR 726.302(c)(2)(i)	520		534
OWCP	Black Lung Benefits Act	Failure to secure payment of benefits for mines with more than 100 employees	20 CFR 726.302(c)(2)(i)	692		710
OWCP	Black Lung Benefits Act	Failure to secure payment of benefits after 10th day of notice	20 CFR 726.302(c)(4)	174		179
OWCP	Black Lung Benefits Act	Failure to secure payment of benefits for repeat offenders	20 CFR 726.302(c)(5)	520		534
OWCP	Black Lung Benefits Act	Failure to secure payment of benefits, maximum daily base penalty amount	20 CFR 726.302(c)(6)		$3,558		$3,650.