Welcome to FP Snapshot on Manufacturing Industry, where we take a quick snapshot look at the most significant workplace law developments over the past month with an emphasis on how they impact manufacturers.

OSHA Penalties Automatically Increase, Putting Pressure on Manufacturers to Comply with Workplace Safety Obligations

Manufacturers should pay closer attention to increased fines from OSHA citations. The U.S. Department of Labor recently published its yearly increases to the maximum civil penalties that may be assessed via citations against employers by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as a result of workplace safety and health inspections. These penalties will apply to all citations issued by OSHA after January 15, including for employers who had inspections open at the time. Here’s a quick summary of the maximum and minimum penalties that may be assessed by the agency, and you can read more here:

Serious Violations

• Penalty minimum: $1,036 per violation
• Penalty maximum: $14,502 per violation

Other-Than-Serious Violations

• Penalty minimum: $0
• Penalty maximum: $14,502 per violation

Willful or Repeated Violations

• Penalty minimum: $10,360 per violation
• Penalty maximum: $145,027 per violation

Violation of Posting Requirements

• Penalty minimum: $0
• Penalty maximum: $14,502 per violation

Failure-to-Abate Violations

• Penalty minimum: N/A
• Penalty maximum: $14,502 per day unabated beyond the abatement date (generally limited to 30 days maximum)

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