46 COR 40-8175 [¶22,955R]
FINANCIAL HARDSHIP – ADDITIONAL PENALTY RELIEF Labor Code § 6602 (2019) – Although Employer did not demonstrate how additional penalty reduction would further the purposes of the Cal/OSH Act, the total proposed penalty created an extraordinary level of hardship and made it more punitive than equitable, the Appeals Board found. As a result, the Board exercised its authority to grant additional penalty relief.Digest of COSHAB’s Amended Decision After Reconsideration dated June 17, 2019, Inspection No. 1071914.
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