OSHA Fine Increases Coming In 2016
Effective August 1, 2016, OSHA will increase fines. Following a one-time catch-up increase, the agency will then raise them on an annual basis to keep pace with the Consumer Price Index. The 2016 federal budget bill provided this directive. For more information about the likely impact, click here for an article by Kim Slowey on Construction Dive. In the article, Sutherland partner Lawrence Dany comments on what it means for the construction industry in particular.
