A plan to increase maximum monetary penalties for businesses that break North Carolina’s child labor and some workplace safety laws is one vote away from final passage.
The Senate voted unanimously this week to double many fines for youth employment violations and when safety rules broken result in the death of a worker under 18.
Maximum fines for businesses that violate employment law would double from $250 to $500 for first-time violators and increase to $1,000 for further violations.
Businesses that break safety laws that cause a death would increase from $10,000 to $20,000 for first-time violators and reach $40,000 for repeat violators.
The bill would go to Gov. Beverly Perdue’s desk if the House agrees to Senate changes.
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