The FLSA subjects employers to
civil monetary penalties of up to $ 1,100 per violation for willful or repeated violations of the FLSA, and allows an aggrieved employee to bring a private claim for: 1) back pay; 2) an equal amount in liquidated damages; and 3) reasonable attorneys» fees.
However, we note that section 1176 subjects persons to
civil monetary penalties of not more than $ 100 for each violation of a requirement or prohibition and not more than $ 25,000 in a calendar year for all violations of an identical requirement or prohibition.
Not exact matches
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penalties to cover the other party's attorneys» fees and other costs.
The information provided in the application is true and correct as
of the date set forth opposite my signature and that any intentional or negligent misinformation
of the information contained in the application may result in
civil liability, including
monetary damages, to any person who may suffer any loss due to the reliance upon any misrepresentations that I have made on the application, and / or criminal
penalties including, but not limited to, fine or imprisonment or both under the provisions
of Title 18, United States Code, Sec 1001, et seg.
The comments to the Proposed Rules note it was assumed that business associates in compliance with their contracts would have already designated personnel to be responsible for formulating the organization's privacy and security policies, performed a risk analysis, and invested in hardware and software to prevent and monitor for internal and external breaches
of protected health information.8 To emphasize the requirement, the risk
of criminal and / or
civil monetary penalties was referenced as an incentive for organizations to bolster their security and privacy policies.
The potential
penalties for contravening the
civil misleading representations provisions
of the Competition Act include Competition Tribunal or court orders to cease the conduct, publish a corrective notice, pay restitution and / or pay «administrative
monetary penalties» (essentially
civil fines)
of up to $ 750,000 for individuals ($ 1 million for subsequent violations) and $ 10 million for corporations ($ 15 million for subsequent violations).
CASL violations can result in potentially severe administrative
monetary penalties (up to $ 10 million per violation for organizations and $ 1 million per violation for individuals), and
civil liability through a private right
of action (commencing July 1, 2017).
The potential
penalties for contravening the
civil misleading advertising provisions
of the Competition Act include Competition Tribunal or court orders to cease the conduct, publish a corrective notice, pay restitution (i.e., compensate consumers) and / or pay «administrative
monetary penalties»
of up to $ 750,000 for individuals and $ 10 million for corporations.
Response: We established the retention period at six years because this is the statute
of limitations for the
civil monetary penalties.
However, we note that section 1128A (1)
of the Social Security Act, which applies to the imposition
of civil monetary penalties under HIPAA, provides that a principal is liable for
penalties for the actions
of its agent acting within the scope
of the agency.
Response: The enforcement regulation will address the application
of the
civil monetary and criminal
penalties under HIPAA.
Enforcement activities will include working with covered entities to secure voluntary compliance through the provision
of technical assistance and other means; responding to questions regarding the regulation and providing interpretations and guidance; responding to state requests for exception determinations; investigating complaints and conducting compliance reviews; and, where voluntary compliance can not be achieved, seeking
civil monetary penalties and making referrals for criminal prosecution.
Section 1176
of the Act establishes
civil monetary penalties for violation
of the provisions in part C
of title XI
of the Act, subject to several limitations.
This regulation will address the imposition
of civil monetary penalties and the referral
of criminal cases where there has been a violation
of this rule.
Our approach will be to seek informal resolution
of complaints whenever possible, which includes allowing covered entities a reasonable amount
of time to work with the Secretary to come into compliance before initiating action to seek
civil monetary penalties.
Failure to resolve your citation on or before the date listed at the bottom
of your citation may result in additional
penalties which by law could include a $ 300.00
civil assessment, a warrant issued for your arrest, a suspension
of your driver's license and additional
monetary assessments.
As for
monetary penalties, if the Labor and Workforce Development Agency or a court issues a determination that a person or employer has engaged in any violations
of SB 459, the person or employer shall be subject to a
civil penalty of:
Increased
penalties for misleading advertising: Significantly increased
penalties for false or misleading representations have been introduced including «administrative
monetary penalties» (essentially
civil fines)
of up to $ 750,000 for individuals and $ 10 million for corporations.