Congress Proposes Raising Fines to $800,000 for Major Workplace Safety and Child Labor Violations
Stalled
No legislative action in over 90 days.
Small businesses face dramatically higher financial exposure for labor law violations. Child labor fines jump to $150,000 per employee, wage and hour penalties rise to $25,000-$50,000 per violation, OSHA fines increase tenfold, and FMLA violations now carry penalties up to $25,000 per offense. While the bill instructs the NLRB to consider employer size when setting penalties, these increases could be financially devastating for small employers who make mistakes, even unintentional ones.
Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Introduced in House
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No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
LET’S Protect Workers Act
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