Federal Register #2026-10456

No 2026 Civil Penalty Inflation Adjustment by Department of Labor

This notice from the U.S. Department of Labor announces the cancellation of the 2026 civil penalty inflation adjustment due to unavailable CPI-U data. - Government Buyer: - U.S. Department of Labor - Includes sub-agencies: Employment and Training Administration, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Wage and Hour Division, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) - No OEMs or vendors are mentioned - No products or services are being requested or procured - Notable Requirement: - The rule maintains 2025 penalty levels for all affected agencies due to the absence of required inflation data - Applies across all Department of Labor components - No procurement activity is involved in this notice

Description

The Department of Labor annually publishes a final rule updating the civil monetary penalties it assesses. For 2026, the Bureau of Labor Statistics did not publish the October 2025 Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) data due to a lapse in funding. Because the law requires annual penalty adjustments to be based specifically on October CPI-U data with no alternative calculation allowed, the 2026 adjustment is cancelled entirely. This rule notifies that there will be no inflation adjustment to the Department of Labor civil monetary penalties for 2026, maintaining penalties at their previous levels.

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