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Department of Labor Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2026
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Official abstract (Federal Register)
As required by statute, the Department of Labor annually publishes a final rule updating the civil monetary penalties it assesses. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) did not publish its October 2025 Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) data due to a lapse in funding. Because the relevant law requires that annual penalty adjustments be based specifically on October CPI-U data--with no alternative calculation allowed--the 2026 adjustment is cancelled entirely.
Dates (as published)
Effective May 27, 2026.
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