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DOL Cracks Down on Employment Law Violations

Labor Department hikes the penalties employers must pay by an average of 2%.

By Marlene Y. Satter, BenefitsPro | Updated on January 09, 2018

Employers who skirt employment law will find themselves facing harsher penalties, says a filing by the Federal Register, after the Department of Labor has increased penalties for violations.

HRDive reports that employers will be on the hook for an average of 2% more across the board for any violations, according to a Bloomberg Law report, with maximum penalties for violating minimum-wage and overtime rules increasing from $1,925 to $1,964, while penalties for child labor law violations have risen from $12,278 to $12,529 and those for violating anti-retaliation and discrimination laws under visa programs are up from $20,111 to $20,521.

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