{"data":{"id":"us/29-cfr-530.303","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"29 CFR 530.303","heading":"Considerations in determining amounts.","body":"(a) In determining the amount of a penalty within any range, the Administrator shall take into account the presence or absence of circumstances such as the following:\n(1) Good faith attempts to comply with the Act or regulations;\n(2) Extent to which the violation is under the employer's control;\n(3) Non-culpable ignorance of the requirements of the Act or regulations;\n(4) False documents or representations; and\n(5) Exercise of due care.\n(b) An employer's financial inability to meet obligations under the Act shall not constitute a mitigating or extenuating circumstance.\n(c) No civil money penalty shall be assessed against an employer, who applies for a certificate, solely for employing homeworkers, provided the employer is not currently under investigation by the Wage and Hour Division.","path":["Title 29—Labor","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Labor","CHAPTER V—WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","SUBCHAPTER A—REGULATIONS","PART 530—EMPLOYMENT OF HOMEWORKERS IN CERTAIN INDUSTRIES","Subpart D—Civil Money Penalties"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-29.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:20Z","sha256":"02b49816b31e043c665a5b9264d43f40b03fe202881740bc1a222f6830605146","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/29-cfr-530.302","next":"us/29-cfr-530.304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}