By Lara Beaven
May 27, 2026 at 04:37 PM
May 27, 2026 at 04:37 PM
The Labor Department (DOL) is not making any adjustments to civil money penalties in 2026 -- including for OSHA and the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) -- because the lapse in federal funding last fall prevented the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) from producing the data necessary for any such adjustments.