Update Log and Blog Posts
June 19, 2019
added data on background report class actions (press release with details) (list of cases)
updated all federal agencies and some state wage theft data through early June 2019
added some new wage theft and discrimination private lawsuits
increased parent universe to 3,028 corporations
April 2, 2019
added data on ERISA class action lawsuits (press release with details) (list of cases)
updated all federal agencies and some state wage theft data through late March 2019
added some new wage theft and discrimination private lawsuits
increased parent universe to 3,022 corporations
January 14, 2019
Big Business Bias report on workplace discrimination and harassment cases published
added data on selected workplace discrimination and harassment lawsuits
updated all federal agencies and some state wage theft data through late November 2018
increased parent universe to 3,004 corporations
September 17, 2018
added the following new dataset:
Fuel economy (CAFE) violations imposed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
updated all federal agencies through late August 2018
added more wage theft collective action lawsuits
increased parent universe to 2,981 corporations
July 25, 2018
Publication of Corporate Impunity report by Public Citizen and the Corporate Research Project using Violation Tracker data
June 3, 2018
Grand Theft Paycheck report on wage theft data
added the following new datasets:
1,194 wage and hour collective action private lawsuits filed in federal and state courts
12,090 wage and hour enforcement actions by state and local agencies in nine states
updated all federal agencies through early May 2018
added Option 2 search boxes relating to Action Type and Level of Government
April 20, 2018
added the following new dataset:
Bureau of Industry and Security antiboycott violations
updated all agencies through mid-April 2018
March 28, 2018
added following new datasets:
Energy Department Office of General Counsel enforcement announcements
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Nursing Home Compare penalty data
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Medicare Coverage Gap Discount Program violations
Securities and Exchange Commission Administrative Proceedings
updated all agencies through mid-March 2018
March 6, 2018
parent summary pages and individual entries now include both parent major industry and specific industry
March 4, 2018
adjusted free text search to encompass specific industry categories shown on parent summary pages
deleted United Technologies entry that should not have been included, given that the penalty had been overturned on appeal
February 10, 2018
Dirt Diggers Digest blog about expansion
updated all agencies through the end of the first 12 months of the Trump Administration (January 19)
increased parent universe to 2,845 corporations
added new search box in Option 2 relating to presidential administration
December 12, 2017
Dirt Diggers Digest blog about expansion
added about 1,000 cases from U.S. Attorney's Offices around the country
increased parent universe to 2,824 corporations
updated all agencies through mid-November 2017
added penalty dates for all entries
September 19, 2017
Dirt Diggers Digest blog about expansion
added data back to the beginning of 2000, increasing size of database to 300,000 entries
increased parent universe to 2,798 corporations
updated all agencies through late Summer 2017
added NAICS search box
June 14, 2017
Dirt Diggers Digest blog about expansion
increased parent universe to 2,465
added data from the following new agency:
National Labor Relations Board
updated all agencies through late May 2017
April 18, 2017
Dirt Diggers Digest blog about expansion
increased parent universe to 2,448 companies
added data from the following new agencies:
Federal Communications Commission
Grain Inspection, Packers & Stockyards Administration
Labor Department Wage and Hour Division
updated all agencies through late March 2017
February 20, 2017
blog summarizing additions to the site
increased parent universe to 2,310 companies
added data from the following new agencies:
Drug Enforcement Administration (cases against pharmacy chains)
Employee Benefits Security Administration
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Federal Maritime Commission
Housing and Urban Development Department
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
State Department Directorate of Defense Trade Controls
Transportation Department Aviation Consumer Protection Division
updated all agencies through the beginning of February 2017
added archival links for those info sources that are individual documents
September 26, 2016
Dirt Diggers Digest blog post about the Violation Tracker expansion
September 25, 2016
added search features for offense types and parent ownership structure
increased parent universe to 2,165 companies
added data from the following new agencies:
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Health and Human Services Department Office of Inspector General
Interior Department Office of Natural Resources Revenue
went from selected to complete coverage of the following agencies:
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Securities and Exchange Commission
updated data from other agencies already covered into Violation Tracker 2.0
June 29, 2016
added link on User Guide page to a recording of a webinar on Violation Tracker 2.0
June 28, 2016
added data from the following new agencies and relabeled the site Violation Tracker 2.0:
Bureau of Industry and Security
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (selected cases)
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (selected cases)
Federal Housing Finance Agency
Federal Reserve
Federal Trade Commission
Justice Department Antitrust Division
Justice Department Civil Rights Division
Justice Department Tax Division
National Credit Union Administration
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Securities and Exchange Commission (selected cases)
Treasury Department Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
Treasury Department Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
updated data for agencies already included in Violation Tracker 1.0
added Case Type search box
added ability to select more than one item in several Option 2 search dropdowns
added more info fields to EPA, MSHA and OSHA entries
added links to individual inspection records on the OSHA website
June 23, 2016: Blog post on infrequent use of criminal charges
June 16, 2016: Blog post on foreign bribery cases
June 9, 2016: Blog post on price-fixing cases
December 3, 2015: Blog post on major violators that remain members of ALEC
November 19, 2015: Blog post on violations relating to toy safety
November 12, 2015: Blog post on violations relating to different forms of oil transport
November 5, 2015: Blog post on top OSHA violators and their labor practices