Department of Labor Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Adjustments for 2023

The U.S. Department of Labor is issuing this final rule to adjust for inflation the amounts of civil monetary penalties assessed or enforced in its regulations, 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 monetary penalty levels for inflation no later than January 15 of each year. The Inflation Adjustment Act provides that agencies must adjust civil monetary penalties notwithstanding Section 553 of the Administrative Procedures Act. Additionally, the Inflation Adjustment Act provides a cost-of-living formula for adjustment of the civil penalties based on the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers. This final rule sets forth the Department’s 2023 annual adjustments for inflation to its civil monetary penalties, effective January 15, 2023.