[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR702.204]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
  CHAPTER VI--EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 702--ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURE--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart B--Claims Procedures
 
Sec. 702.204   Employer's report; penalty for failure to furnish and or falsifying.

    Any employer, insurance carrier, or self-insured employer who 
knowingly and willfully fails or refuses to send any report required by 
Sec. 702.201, or who knowingly or willfully makes a false statement or 
misrepresentation in any report, shall be subject to a civil penalty not 
to exceed $10,000.00 for each such failure, refusal, false statement, or 
misrepresentation. Provided, however, that for any violations occurring 
on or after November 17, 1997 the maximum civil penalty may not exceed 
$11,000.00. The district director has the authority and responsibility 
for assessing a civil penalty under this section.

[62 FR 53956, Oct. 17, 1997]