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Department of Labor Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2026
Final rule · Federal Register document 2026-10456
- Published
- 05/27/2026
- Effective
- 05/27/2026
- Pages
- 1
Summary
Notification of no inflation adjustment to U.S. Department of Labor civil monetary penalties for 2026.
As required by statute, the Department of Labor annually publishes a final rule updating the civil monetary penalties it assesses. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) did not publish its October 2025 Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) data due to a lapse in funding. Because the relevant law requires that annual penalty adjustments be based specifically on October CPI-U data--with no alternative calculation allowed--the 2026 adjustment is cancelled entirely.
Details
- Type
- Final rule
- Agencies
- Labor Department, Employment and Training Administration, Workers' Compensation Programs Office, Wage and Hour Division, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Mine Safety and Health Administration
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 1290-AA46
- CFR parts
- 20 CFR 655, 20 CFR 702, 20 CFR 725, 20 CFR 726, 29 CFR 5, 29 CFR 500, 29 CFR 501, 29 CFR 503, 29 CFR 530, 29 CFR 570, 29 CFR 578, 29 CFR 579, 29 CFR 801, 29 CFR 810, 29 CFR 825, 29 CFR 1903, 30 CFR 100, 41 CFR 50
- Significant under E.O. 12866
- Yes
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Source: Office of the Federal Register, via the Federal Register API · Last updated 05/27/2026