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Industry Notice regarding increased civil monetary penalties under the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Inf

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The Department of Labor published a final rule on January 10, 2025, adjusting penalties under the Inflation Adjustment Act for 2025. The final rule [ https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.federalregister.gov%2Fdocuments%2F2025%2F01%2F10%2F2024-31602%2Ffederal-civil-penalties-inflation-adjustment-act-annual-adjustments-for-2025%3Futm_campaign%3Dsubscription%2Bmailing%2Blist%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dfederalregister.gov&data=05%7C02%7CYoon.Yeo%40dol.gov%7Ccbac86acb74e4ebeb53b08dd366e4ce1%7C75a6305472044e0c9126adab971d4aca%7C0%7C0%7C638726569540257627%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=1k1GGXBovXBTWAbFavv8kafz7v1saXVt4LRMkk0od1o%3D&reserved=0 ] is on the Federal Register website. The rule makes the following adjustments to penalties assessed by the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act:

 

_Section 14(g) of the LHWCA, 20 C.F.R. § 702.236: Failure to Report Termination of Payments_

The penalty amount has increased from $356 to *$365*.

 

_Section 30(e) of the LHWCA, 20 C.F.R. § 702.204: Penalty for Late Report of Injury or Death _

The maximum penalty amount has increased from $29,221 to *$29,980*.

 

_Section 49 of the LHWCA, 20 C.F.R. § 702.271(a)(2): Discrimination Against Employees Who Bring Proceedings_

The penalty amount has increased from a $2,922 minimum and a $14,608 maximum to a *$2,998 minimum* and *$14,988 maximum*.

 

Industry Notice No. 204 [ https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OWCP/dlhwc/lsindustrynotices/IndustryNotice204.pdf ], which is available on the OWCP, Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation (DLHWC) website Industry Notices page [ https://www.dol.gov/agencies/owcp/dlhwc/lsindustrynotices/lsindustrynotices ], outlines the adjustments in detail. The new amounts will apply to penalties assessed after January 15, 2025.

 

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