OSHA increases penalty amounts for 2023
Posted January 13, 2023
OSHA penalties will increase over 7 percent in 2023. The new penalty amounts take effect January 15 and apply to any penalties assessed after that date.
| Regulation | Type of violation | 2022 penalty amounts | 2023 penalty amounts |
| §1903.15(d)(1) | Willful violation, minimum | $10,360 | $11,162 |
| §1903.15(d)(1) | Willful violation, maximum | $145,027 | $156,259 |
| §1903.15(d)(2) | Repeated violation | $145,027 | $156,259 |
| §1903.15(d)(3) | Serious violation | $14,502 | $15,625 |
| §1903.15(d)(4) | Other-than-serious violation | $14,502 | $15,625 |
| §1903.15(d)(5) | Failure to correct violation | $14,502 | $15,625 |
| §1903.15(d)(6) | Posting requirement violation | $14,502 | $15,625 |
The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Inflation Adjustment Act) requires the DOL to annually adjust its civil money penalty levels for inflation no later than January 15 of each year.
This article was written by Rachel Krubsack of J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc.
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