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OSHA’s penalty assessment increased to $14,502 for a Serious violation and $145,027 for a Willful or Repeat violation, as of January 15, employers can expect the penalties associated with COVID-related violations to also increase.
Friday, February 19, 2021 A February 2021 California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) press release trumpeted the agency’s enforcement efforts and its recently issued citations for COVID-19–related violations. Cal/OSHA continues to aggressively issue “serious” classification citations to California employers. For example, Cal/OSHA issued “serious” and “willful-serious” citations with hundreds of thousands of dollars in penalties against a sister agency, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation dba San Quentin State Prison, fo...