OSHA Confirms 2025 Increase to Maximum Violation Penalties
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has increased the maximum civil monetary penalty amounts for violations in 2025, which apply to all civil monetary penalties assessed on or after January 15, 2025.
Each year, the civil monetary penalties for violations are increased pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 to ensure that the deterrent effect of the civil monetary penalties is maintained. This year, the penalties have been increased by applying the inflation multiplier of 1.02598 set by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) – a percentage increase of 2.6% for 2025.
The new penalty amounts for 2025 are detailed in the table below.
| Type of Violation | 2024 Maximum Penalty | 2024 Maximum Penalty |
| Serious
Other Than-Serious Posting Requirements |
$16,131 per violation | $16,550 per violation |
| Failure to Abate | $16,131 per day beyond the abatement date | $16,550 per day beyond the abatement date |
| Willful or Repeated | $161,323 per violation | $165,514 per violation |
OSHA requires all state plan workplace safety agencies to increase their maximum violation penalties in line with those of OHSA, to ensure that their penalties continue to maintain the deterrent effect.
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