OSHA Enforcement Context There have been a number of recent developments which significantly sharpen OSHA's (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) proverbial teeth. The Agency is now authorized to almost double their penalty structure where a Serious violation penalty can be issued up to almost $13,000 and a Willful violation up to about $125,000. These penalty limits, by the way, are now inflation adjusted. Furthermore, the Department of Justice and OSHA are collabo

While many folks were distracted with the holiday season, the Department of Justice released information regarding its collaboration with the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) to focus more on criminal prosecution of workplace safety violations. The DOJ memo can be found at this link: http://www.justice.gov/enrd/file/800431/download. This development is going to catch countless employers by surprise - and not in a good way for their own interest. To borrow a