We want to remind employers that the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) increased the penalties for 2025 by 2.6%.
The new OSHA penalty amounts are applicable to OSHA citations issued after January 15, 2025, for violations occurring after July 15, 2024.
Below is a table with the changes from 2024 to 2025 increase, with its Description and CFR Citation:
| Agency | Law | Name/Description | CFR Citation | 2024 | 2025 | ||
| Min penalty (rounded to nearest dollar) | Max penalty (rounded to nearest dollar) | Min penalty (rounded to nearest dollar) | Max penalty (rounded to nearest dollar) | ||||
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Act | Serious Violation | 29 CFR 1903.15(d)(3) | ……………….. | $16,131 | ……………….. | $16,550. |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Act | Other-Than-Serious | 29 CFR 1903.15(d)(4) | ……………….. | $16,131 | ……………….. | $16,550. |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Act | Willful | 29 CFR 1903.15(d)(1) | 11,524 | $16,131 | 11,823 | $165,514. |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Act | Repeated | 29 CFR 1903.15(d)(2) | ……………….. | $161,323 | ……………….. | $165,514. |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Act | Posting Requirement | 29 CFR 1903.15(d)(6) | ……………….. | $16,131 | ……………….. | $16,550. |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Act | Failure to Abate | 29 CFR 1903.15(d)(5) | ……………….. | $16,131 per day | ……………….. | $16,550 per day. |
For additional information:
- OSHA Final Rule: Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2025
- OSHA Final Rule: Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2025 pdf (Pag 12)
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