The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published revised amounts for civil penalties that have been adjusted for new inflation rates, as required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 2015. These increases are based on a prescribed formula.
The new maximum civil penalty has increased from $46,517 to $50,120 for violations of Sections 5(l), 5(m)(1)(A), and 5(m)(1)(B) of the FTC Act, Section 7A(g)(l) of the Clayton Act, and Section 525(b) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act.
For violations of Section 10 of the FTC Act, the maximum penalty has risen from $612 to $659.
Maximum penalties for violations of Section 814(a) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 increased from $1,323,791 to $1,426,319.
