Congress’ recently proposed spending plan deal includes a provision that would allow OSHA to increase fines based on the inflation rate.
 
Maximum penalties from OSHA could increase 50% in 2016, according to a provision in that two-year spending plan that Congress passed in October. On Nov. 2, President Barack Obama signed the bill into law.
 
The legislation includes a section dealing with penalties by the Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The section would allow OSHA to raise fines annually in line with the Consumer Price Index and to have a one-time ...