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Government Affairs Update Nov 2025
Cal/OSHA — Increased civil penalty amounts for 2025
Summary: Cal/OSHA published adjusted civil penalty amounts for 2025 (higher maxima for general, willful/repeat, and minimums). Effective date: Published Jan 27, 2025.
Source: Cal/OSHA News Release. Link: Cal DIR
- The maximum penalty for general and regulatory violations, including posting and recordkeeping violations, is $16,285.
- The maximum penalty for willful and repeat violations is $162,851.
- The maximum penalty for violations classified as serious is $25,000; it did not increase.
- The minimum penalty for willful violations is $11,632.
OSHA — Federal civil penalty increases (Inflation Adjustment) (Jan 15, 2025)
Summary: OSHA adjusted maximum penalties upward under the inflation-adjustment rules
Source: OSHA announcement. Link: OSHA
| · Serious· Other-Than-Serious· Posting Requirements | $16,550 per violation$16,550 per violation$16,550 per violation |
| · Failure to Abate | $16,550 per day beyond the abatement date |
| · Willful or Repeated | $165,514 per violation |
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