Topic
Penalties
122 published works
Banking, Finance and Securities
Practical implications of US law on EU practice
The FCA has published a speech given by Mark Steward, Director of Enforcement and Market Oversight, FCA. The speech is entitled Practical implications of US law on EU practice. In…
Employment Law Worldview
That’s another fine mess – a comedy of errors in Tribunal’s penalty regime
High up on the list of candidates for 2014's Most Nakedly Transparent Political Gesture Awards was the introduction of a new Section 12A into the Employment Tribunals Act 1996. This…
International Trade Law
U.K. Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation Publishes Draft Guidance on Monetary Penalties
By Charles De Jager, Lorenzo Di Masi
On December 1, 2016, the U.K. Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) published its draft guidance on the process of imposing monetary penalties for breaches of financial sanctions. The draft…
Boom: The ERISA Law Blog
DOL Increases Penalties on ERISA Plans – August 2, 2016
By Mike Reilly
The Department of Labor (“DOL”) just increased civil monetary penalty amounts that may be assessed for violations of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).…
Latham.London
Higher Fines Imposed for Environmental Offences
By Paul Davies, Michael Green and Alice Gunn Powerday plc was issued a record fine in April this year for offences relating to operations involving over 17,000 tonnes of waste…
Canada-U.S. Blog
On What Basis Can I Appeal An Administrative Monetary Penalty (Customs)?
The Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) uses the Administrative Monetary Penalty System (AMPS) to issue monetary penalties to commercial importers for violating CBSA’s customs and border laws. You make a…
OSHA Law Blog
Current Inspections Could Result in Citations with Increased Penalties
Under the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 OSHA is required to increase civil penalties for the first time since 1990 and a one-time catch-up adjustment will occur in August 2016.…
CommLaw Monitor
LeBlanc Responds to Criticism of the FCC’s Enforcement Process
By Kelley Drye
On November 25, FCC Enforcement Bureau Chief Travis LeBlanc penned a blog post outlining the Commission’s enforcement process and touting the upward trend in recent years in collecting fines…
Workforce Bulletin
OSHA Fines Rise – Employment Law This Week
By Epstein Becker Green, Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Employment Law This Week – Epstein Becker Green’s new video program – has an interview with attorney Valerie Butera, editor of this blog, on OSHA's first fine increases in 25 years. Under a new bipartisan…
World of Employment
The Federal Budget Deal Will Mean Higher OSHA Penalties for Employers
By Karin Jones
The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, signed by President Obama on November 2nd, contains a buried provision with the potential to substantially impact employers. Section 701 of the Act significantly…