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DOL/OS RIN: 1290-AA46 Publication ID: Spring 2022 
Title: Department of Labor Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustment for 2022 
Abstract:

The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended by the 1996 Debt Collection Improvement Act and the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, requires the Department to annually adjust its civil money penalty levels for inflation not later than January 15 of each year.  The Act provides a cost-of-living formula for adjustment of the civil penalties.  This is the 2022 adjustment.

 
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 29 CFR 655    20 CFR 702, 725 and 726    41 CFR 50–21    29 CFR 1902 and 1903    29 CFR 2560, 2575 and 2590    30 CFR 100    29 CFR 500, 501, 530, 570, 578 and 579    29 CFR 801 and 825    ...     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2016, Pub. L. 114–74, sec. 701   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  Final, Statutory, January 15, 2022, January 15th of each year.  01/15/2022 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Rule  01/14/2022  87 FR 2328   
Final Rule Effective  01/15/2022 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Erin Fitzgerald
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy
Department of Labor
200 Constitution Avenue NW, FP Building, Room S-2312,
Washington, DC 20210
Phone:202 693-5076
Fax:202 693-5960
Email: fitzgerald.erin@dol.gov