(a) A civil money penalty, not to exceed $500 per affected homeworker for any one violation, may be assessed for any violation of the Act or of this part or of the assurances given in connection with the issuance of a certificate.
(b) The amount of civil money penalties shall be determined per affected homeworker within the limits set forth in the following schedule, except that no penalty shall be assessed in the case of violations which are deemed to be de minimis in nature: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Penalty per affected homeworker
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Nature of violation Repeated,
Minor Substantial intentional
or knowing------------------------------------------------------------------------Recordkeeping....................... $10-100 $100-200 $200-500Monetary violations................. 10-100 100-200 ...........
Employment of homeworkers without a ........ 100-200 200-500
certificate........................Other violations of statutes, 10-100 100-200 200-500
regulations or employer assurances.------------------------------------------------------------------------