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Original Date Announced
March 17, 2017DHS and DOL jointly issue a final rule to adjust for inflation the civil monetary penalties assessed or enforced in connection with the employment of temporary nonimmigrant workers under the H-2B program. [ID #464]
Federal Register-Final Rule: DHS/DOL Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for the H-2B Temporary Non-agricultural Worker ProgramEffective Date
March 17, 2017Current Status
Fully in EffectOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: RuleSubject Matter: Workplace Enforcement Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-BasedPre Trump-Era Policies
- The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Inflation Adjustment Act) provided a new method for calculating inflation adjustments when assessing civil penalties. The 2015 Act halted agencies' practice of rounding civil penalties to the nearest $1000 (within statutory limits) and required that agencies round civil penalties to the nearest $1. Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Inflation Adjustment Act)