1854 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 6 / Friday, January 10, 2025 / Rules and Regulations 

Issued on January 6, 2025. 

Suzanne Masterson, 

Deputy Director, Integrated Certificate 

Management Division, Aircraft Certification 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2025–00371 Filed 1–8–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

20 CFR Part 655 

Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs 

20 CFR Parts 702, 725, and 726 

Office of the Secretary 

29 CFR Part 5 

41 CFR Part 50–201 

Wage and Hour Division 

29 CFR Parts 500, 501, 503, 530, 570, 

578, 579, 801, 810, and 825 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

29 CFR Part 1903 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

30 CFR Part 100 

RIN 1290–AA50 

Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 

Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments 

for 2025 

AGENCY: Employment and Training 

Administration, Office of Workers’ 

Compensation Programs, Office of the 

Secretary, Wage and Hour Division, 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration, Employee Benefits 

Security Administration, and Mine 

Safety and Health Administration, 

Department of Labor. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Labor 

(Department) is publishing this final 

rule to adjust for inflation the civil 

monetary penalties assessed or enforced 

by the Department, 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 

money penalty levels for inflation no 

later than January 15 of each year. The 

Inflation Adjustment Act provides that 

agencies shall adjust civil monetary 

penalties notwithstanding section 553 of 

the Administrative Procedure Act 

(APA). Additionally, the Inflation 

Adjustment Act provides a cost-of-living 

formula for adjustment of the civil 

penalties. Accordingly, this final rule 

sets forth the Department’s 2025 annual 

adjustments for inflation to its civil 

monetary penalties. 

DATES: This final rule is effective on 

January 15, 2025. As provided by the 

Inflation Adjustment Act, the increased 

penalty levels apply to any penalties 

assessed after January 15, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin 

FitzGerald, Senior Policy Advisor, U.S. 

Department of Labor, Room S–2312, 200 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693–5076 

(this is not a toll-free number). Copies 

of this final rule may be obtained in 

alternative formats (large print, Braille, 

audio tape or disc), upon request, by 

calling (202) 693–5959 (this is not a tollfree number). TTY/TDD callers may dial 

toll-free 1–877–889–5627 to obtain 

information or request materials in 

alternative formats. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Preamble Table of Contents 

I. Background 

II. Adjustment for 2025 

III. Paperwork Reduction Act 

IV. Administrative Procedure Act 

V. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory 

Planning and Review and Executive 

Order 13563: Improving Regulation and 

Regulatory Review 

VI. Regulatory Flexibility Act and Small 

Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act 

VII. Other Regulatory Considerations 

A. The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 

1995 

B. Executive Order 13132: Federalism 

C. Executive Order 13175: Indian Tribal 

Governments 

D. The Treasury and General Government 

Appropriations Act of 1999: Assessment 

of Federal Regulations and Policies on 

Families 

E. Executive Order 13045: Protection of 

Children From Environmental Health 

Risks and Safety Risks 

F. Environmental Impact Assessment 

G. Executive Order 13211: Energy Supply 

H. Executive Order 12630: Constitutionally 

Protected Property Rights 

I. Executive Order 12988: Civil Justice 

Reform Analysis 

I. Background 

On November 2, 2015, Congress 

enacted the Federal Civil Penalties 

Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements 

Act of 2015, Public Law 114–74, sec. 

701 (Inflation Adjustment Act or Act), 

which further amended the Federal 

Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 

of 1990 as previously amended by the 

1996 Debt Collection Improvement Act 

(collectively, the ‘‘Prior Inflation 

Adjustment Act’’), to improve the 

effectiveness of civil monetary penalties 

and to maintain their deterrent effect. 

Under the Inflation Adjustment Act, 

agencies (1) had to adjust the level of 

civil monetary penalties with an initial 

‘‘catch-up’’ adjustment through an 

interim final rule (IFR); and (2) must 

make subsequent annual adjustments 

for inflation no later than January 15 of 

each year. 

On July 1, 2016, the Department 

published an IFR that established the 

initial catch-up adjustment for most 

civil penalties that the Department 

administers and requested comments. 

See 81 FR 43430 (DOL IFR). On January 

18, 2017, the Department published the 

final rule establishing the 2017 Annual 

Adjustment for those civil monetary 

penalties adjusted in the DOL IFR. See 

82 FR 5373 (DOL 2017 Annual 

Adjustment). On July 1, 2016, the U.S. 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS) and the U.S. Department of Labor 

(DOL) (collectively, ‘‘the Departments’’) 

jointly published an IFR that established 

the initial catch-up adjustment for civil 

monetary penalties assessed or enforced 

in connection with the employment of 

temporary nonimmigrant workers under 

the H–2B program. See 81 FR 42983 

(Joint IFR). On March 17, 2017, the 

Departments jointly published the final 

rule establishing the 2017 Annual 

Adjustment for the H–2B civil monetary 

penalties. See 82 FR 14147 (Joint 2017 

Annual Adjustment). The Joint 2017 

Annual Adjustment also explained that 

DOL would make future adjustments to 

the H–2B civil monetary penalties 

consistent with DOL’s delegated 

authority under 8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(14), 

Immigration and Nationality Act section 

214(c)(14), and the Inflation Adjustment 

Act. See 82 FR 14147–48. Since 2018, 

the Department’s annual Inflation 

Adjustment Act final rule has included 

H–2B civil monetary penalties. See 83 

FR 7 (DOL 2018 Annual Adjustment); 

84 FR 213 (DOL 2019 Annual 

Adjustment); 85 FR 2292 (DOL 2020 

Annual Adjustment); 86 FR 2964 (DOL 

2021 Annual Adjustment); 87 FR 2328 

(DOL 2022 Annual Adjustment); 88 FR 

2210 (DOL 2023 Annual Adjustment); 

89 FR 1810 (DOL 2024 Annual 

Adjustment). The DOL 2022 Annual 

Adjustment also included the first 

annual adjustments for a newly enacted 

civil monetary penalty regarding 

retention of tips under the Fair Labor 


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1M–25–02, Implementation of Penalty Inflation 

Adjustments for 2025, Pursuant to the Federal Civil 

Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements 

Act of 2015 (Dec. 17, 2024). 

2OMB provided the year-over-year multiplier, 

rounded to 5 decimal points. Id. at 1. 

3Appendix 1 consists of a table that provides 

ready access to key information about each penalty 

increase. 

Standards Act (FLSA) and a newly 

established civil monetary penalty 

regarding whistleblower protections 

under the high-wage components of the 

labor value content requirements of the 

United States-Mexico-Canada 

Agreement Implementation Act 

(USMCA). See 87 FR 2328. 

This rule implements the 2025 annual 

inflation adjustments, as required by the 

Inflation Adjustment Act, for civil 

monetary penalties assessed or enforced 

by the Department. The Inflation 

Adjustment Act provides that the 

increased penalty levels apply to any 

penalties assessed after the effective 

date of the increase. Pursuant to the 

Inflation Adjustment Act, this final rule 

is published notwithstanding section 

553 of the APA. 

This rule is not significant under 

Executive Order 12866. 

Pursuant to the Congressional Review 

Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs 

designated this rule as not a ‘‘major 

rule’’, as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). 

II. Adjustment for 2025 

A. The Department has undertaken a 

thorough review of civil penalties 

administered by its various components 

and is adjusting each penalty subject to 

the Inflation Adjustment Act in 

accordance with the Act and guidance 

issued by the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB).1

The Department first identified the 

most recent penalty amount, i.e., the 

penalty amount established by the 2024 

annual adjustment as set forth in the 

DOL 2024 Annual Adjustment 

published on January 11, 2024. See 89 

FR 1810. The Department then 

calculated the annual cost-of-living 

adjustment in accordance with the Act 

and OMB guidance by using a 

multiplier based on the percent change 

between the October 2024 Consumer 

Price Index for all Urban Consumers 

(CPI–U) and the October 2023 CPI–U. 

This resulted in a cost-of-living 

adjustment multiplier of 1.02598.2 In 

order to compute the 2025 annual 

adjustment, the Department multiplied 

the most recent penalty amount for each 

applicable penalty by the multiplier, 

1.02598, and rounded to the nearest 

dollar. 

As provided by section 6 of the 

Inflation Adjustment Act, the increased 

penalty levels apply to any penalties 

assessed after the effective date of this 

rule.3 Accordingly, for penalties 

assessed after January 15, 2025, 

including penalties whose associated 

violations occurred before that date but 

after the applicable dates listed in the 

tables below, the higher penalty 

amounts outlined in this rule will 

apply. The tables below demonstrate the 

penalty amounts that apply: 

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. 


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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 also 29 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. See 29 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. 


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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 costof-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. 


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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’’. 


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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 NONAGRICULTURAL 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 


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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-MEXICOCANADA 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. 

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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 

TABLE 14 TO PARAGRAPH (g)—PENALTY CONVERSION TABLE—Continued 

Points Penalty 

($) 

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 

TABLE 14 TO PARAGRAPH (g)—PENALTY CONVERSION TABLE—Continued 

Points Penalty 

($) 

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’’. 


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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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Min 

penalty 

(rounded 

to nearest 

dollar) 

Max 

penalty 

(rounded 

to nearest 

dollar) 

Min 

penalty 

(rounded 

to nearest 

dollar) 

Max 

penalty 

(rounded 

to nearest 

dollar) 

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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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) 

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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Min 

penalty 

(rounded 

to nearest 

dollar) 

Max 

penalty 

(rounded 

to nearest 

dollar) 

Min 

penalty 

(rounded 

to nearest 

dollar) 

Max 

penalty 

(rounded 

to nearest 

dollar) 

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-MexicoCanada 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. 

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BILLING CODE 4510–HL–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

22 CFR Parts 35, 103, 127, and 138 

[Public Notice: 12633] 

RIN 1400–AF90 

Department of State 2025 Civil 

Monetary Penalties Inflationary 

Adjustment 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This final rule is issued to 

adjust the civil monetary penalties 

(CMP) for regulatory provisions 

maintained and enforced by the 

Department of State. The revised CMP 

adjusts the amount of civil monetary 

penalties assessed by the Department of 

State based on the December 2024 

guidance from the Office of 

Management and Budget and by recent 

legislation. For penalties adjusted 

according to the December 2024 

guidance, the new amounts will apply 

only to those penalties assessed on or 

after the effective date of this rule, 

regardless of the date on which the 

underlying facts or violations occurred. 

DATES: This final rule is effective on 

January 10, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alice Kottmyer, Attorney-Adviser, 

Office of Management, kottmyeram@

state.gov. ATTN: Regulatory Change, 

CMP Adjustments, (202) 647–2318. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 

Adjustment Act of 1990, Public Law 

101–410, as amended by the Debt 

Collection Improvement Act of 1996, 

Public Law 104–134, requires the head 

of each agency to adjust its CMPs for 

inflation no later than October 23, 1996 

and required agencies to make 

adjustments at least once every four 

years thereafter. The Federal Civil 

Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act 

Improvements Act of 2015, Section 701 

of Public Law 114–74 (the 2015 Act) 

further amended the 1990 Act by 

requiring agencies to adjust CMPs, if 

necessary, pursuant to a ‘‘catch-up’’ 

adjustment methodology prescribed by 

the 2015 Act, which mandated that the 

catch-up adjustment take effect no later 

than August 1, 2016. Additionally, the 

2015 Act required agencies to make 

annual adjustments to their respective 

CMPs in accordance with guidance 

issued by the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB). 

Based on these statutes, the 

Department of State (the Department) 


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