EEOC Civil Penalty Inflation Adjustment Rule 2025
The provided source is a final rule issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that implements an inflationary adjustment to a civil monetary penalty. This rule specifically concerns the penalty for an employer’s failure to comply with notice-posting requirements mandated by several key civil rights acts, including Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (GINA), and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). In compliance with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, the EEOC calculated the new maximum penalty per violation by using a specific inflation factor based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U), raising it from $680 to $698. Because the adjustment is mandated by law with a prescribed formula, the agency determined that notice and comment procedures were unnecessary and established the rule’s effective date as September 30, 2025.
