Democrats’ $1.75 trillion bill could massively increase fines against employers violating vaccine mandate
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The Build Back Better plan would increase OSHA violations tenfold. President Biden will use OSHA penalties to enforce his vaccine mandate.
But the Democrats’ Build Back Better legislation would increase OSHA penalties tenfold from their initial levels – up to $70,000 for "serious violations" and $700,000 for willful or repeated violations. Forbes previously reported the proposed OSHA changes included in a previous version of the bill in September.
This would be the first amendment to the Occupation Safety and Health Act in nearly 20 years, when Congress expanded research related to bioterrorist threats to workers in the wake of 9/11. Other legislation already requires OSHA’s existing fines to adjust with inflation.
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