{"id":26700,"date":"2017-03-13T21:39:44","date_gmt":"2017-03-14T01:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/?p=26700"},"modified":"2017-03-13T21:39:44","modified_gmt":"2017-03-14T01:39:44","slug":"oshas-penalty-increases-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/oshas-penalty-increases-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Are OSHA\u2019s Penalty Increases Against the Law?"},"content":{"rendered":"
What happens when two federal laws regarding OSHA penalties conflict with each other? <\/p>\n
That\u2019s a question that the courts may have to take up.<\/p>\n
Travis Vance, an attorney with Fisher Phillips who deals with OSHA and MSHA matters, writes in the firm\u2019s blog that the recent penalty increases may not be valid.<\/p>\n
First, some background.<\/p>\n
In 2015, Congress passed legislation allowing various federal agencies, including OSHA, to increase their maximum penalties for inflation. In OSHA\u2019s case, a one-time catch-up was allowed, because the last time OSHA penalties were increased was in 1990.<\/p>\n
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