State Sues DOL Over Maximum OSHA Fine Requirements

South Carolina officials have filed another federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Labor over a requirement that the state’s maximum civil penalties in workplace safety citations match or exceed those of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The complaint, filed Tuesday in U.S. District in Columbia, challenges the requirement that the South Carolina State Plan increase its civil penalties to be in line with the federal civil penalties OSHA has increased annually since 2016 under the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 2015. The state, one of 21 perm...