On January 8, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor announced the following 2021 adjustments to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) civil penalty amounts:

• Serious violations: minimum of $964 per violation and maximum of $13,653 per violation.
• Other-than-serious violations: minimum of $0 per violation and maximum of $13,653 per violation.
• Willful or repeated violations: minimum of $9,639 per violation and maximum of $136,532 per violation.
• Posting requirements violations: minimum of $0 per violation and maximum of $13,653 per violation.
• Failure to abate violation: $13,653 per day unabated beyond the abatement date, which is generally limited to 30 days maximum.

These increases apply to penalties assessed after January 15, 2021.