civil monetary penalty inflation adjustment rule

By James L. CurtisBrent I. ClarkBenjamin D. BriggsMark A. Lies, Jeryl L. Olson, Patrick D. Joyce, Adam R. Young, A. Scott Hecker, and Craig B. Simonsen

Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. DOL and U.S. EPA have published their 2022 increases to civil penalties.

We have blogged previously about the
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By Andrew H. Perellis and Craig B. Simonsen

EPA has amended its Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment Rule. 78 Fed. Reg. 66643 (Nov. 6, 2013).

Under the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended by the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA), the EPA is required to amend its regulations for adjusting for inflation the statutory
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