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March 24, 2022
Published Policing the Grid: Safety and Service Enforcement by State Public Utility Commissions
March 23, 2022
updated all federal agency, state agency, state attorneys general, and local prosecutor cases through early March 2022
added additional private litigation cases
increased parent universe to 3,434
added cases from the following state public utility commissions dating back to January 2000:
Arizona Corporation Commission
Arkansas Public Service Commission
California Public Utilities Commission
Colorado Public Utilities Commission
Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority
Delaware Public Service Commission
District of Columbia Public Service Commission
Florida Public Service Commission
Georgia Public Service Commission
Hawaii Public Utilities Commission
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Illinois Commerce Commission
Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission
Iowa Utilities Board
Kansas Corporation Commission
Kentucky Public Service Commission
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Maine Public Utilities Commission
Maryland Public Service Commission
Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities
Michigan Public Service Commission
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
Mississippi Public Service Commission
Missouri Public Service Commission
Montana Public Service Commission
Nebraska Public Service Commission
Nevada Public Utilities Commission
New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
New Mexico Public Regulation Commission
New York Public Service Commission
North Carolina Utilities Commission
North Dakota Public Service Commission
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
Oklahoma Corporation Commission
Oregon Public Utility Commission
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission
South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
Tennessee Public Utility Commission
Texas Public Utility Commission
Utah Public Service Commission
Vermont Public Utility Commission
Virginia State Corporation Commission
Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission
West Virginia Public Service Commission
Wisconsin Public Service Commission
December 22, 2021
updated all federal agency, state agency, state attorneys general, and local prosecutor cases through early December 2021
added cases from California's South Coast Air Quality Management District
added a new category of private litigation: product liability class action and multi-district lawsuits
added additional private litigation cases in other covered categories (wage & hour, privacy, etc.)
increased parent universe to 3,428
October 26, 20201
Violation Tracker UK is launched. Website. Press release.
September 27, 2021
updated all federal agency, state agency, state attorneys general, and local prosecutor cases through early September 2021
added cases from three additional agencies:
California Department of Fair Employment & Housing
New York City Commission on Human Rights
Seattle Office of Labor Standards
added a new category of private litigation: environmental class actions and multi-district cases (blog overview)
added additional private litigation in other covered categories (wage & hour, privacy, etc.)
increased parent universe to 3,416
June 28, 2021
updated all federal agency, state agency, state attorneys general, and local prosecutor cases through early June 2021
increased parent universe to 3,404 corporations
added cases back to 2000 handled by the Federal Election Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
March 23, 2021
published The Other Environmental Regulators report summarizing the new state environmental data
March 21, 2021
updated all federal agency, state agency, state attorneys general, and local prosecutor cases through late February 2021
increased parent universe to 3,350 corporations
added link to list of 100 largest individual penalties
changed OSHA entries to include all final penalties of $5,000 or more (previously limited to those designated as serious, willful and repeat)
added cases based on Internal Revenue Service announcements of settlements with individual corporations
removed cases previously reported by EPA in which state and local authorities were the lead agencies
added 50,000 cases from the following state environmental agencies dating back to January 2000:
Alabama Department of Environmental Management
Alabama Surface Mining Commission
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality
California Air Resources Board
California Department of Pesticide Regulation
California Department of Toxic Substances Control
California State Water Resources Control Board
CalRecycle
Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety
Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission
Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
District of Columbia Department of Energy & Environment
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Georgia Environmental Protection Division
Hawaii Environmental Management Division
Idaho Department of Environmental Quality
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Illinois Office of Mines and Minerals
Indiana Department of Environmental Management
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
Maine Department of Environmental Protection
Maryland Department of the Environment
Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Montana Department of Environmental Quality
Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality
Nevada Division of Environmental Protection
Nevada State Environmental Commission
New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
New Mexico Environment Department
New York Department of Environmental Conservation
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
North Dakota Department of Health-Environmental Section
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Railroad Commission of Texas
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
South Dakota Department of Environment & Natural Resources
Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Utah Department of Environmental Quality
Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
Vermont Natural Resources Board
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy
Washington Department of Ecology
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
West Virginia Surface Mine Board
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality
December 19, 2020
updated all federal agency, state attorneys general, state financial agency and local prosecutor cases through the beginning of December 2020
increased parent universe to 3,341 corporations
added class action lawsuits in existing categories as well as a new category: privacy and data breaches
September 28, 2020
updated all federal agency, state attorneys general, state financial agency and local prosecutor cases through the middle of September 2020
increased parent universe to 3,337 corporations
added class action lawsuits relating to discriminatory lending and pricing practices by financial services companies
September 8, 2020
Published report showing how many CARES Act recipients have a history of corporate misconduct, as documented in Violation Tracker.
Report: https://www.goodjobsfirst.org/sites/default/files/docs/pdf/corporateculprits.pdf
Press release: https://www.goodjobsfirst.org/news/releases/cares-act-monies-go-companies-have-defrauded-uncle-sam-stolen-wages-broken-health
June 29, 2020
updated all federal agency, state attorneys general and local prosecutor cases through the end of May 2020
increased parent universe to 3,302 corporations
added cases dating back to January 1, 2000 from the following state financial regulatory agencies (press release):
Alabama Department of Insurance
Alabama Securities Commission
Alabama State Banking Department
Alaska Division of Banking and Securities
Alaska Division of Insurance
Arizona Corporation Commission
Arizona Department of Financial Institutions
Arizona Department of Insurance
Arkansas Insurance Department
Arkansas Securities Department
California Department of Business Oversight
California Department of Insurance
California Department of Managed Health Care
Colorado Division of Insurance
Colorado Division of Securities
Connecticut Department of Banking
Connecticut Insurance Department
Connecticut Securities and Business Investments Division
Delaware Department of Insurance
Delaware Fraud & Consumer Protection Division
District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking
Florida Office of Financial Regulation
Georgia Securities Division
Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Hawaii Securities Enforcement Branch
Idaho Department of Finance
Idaho Department of Insurance
Idaho Securities Bureau
Illinois Department of Insurance
Illinois Division of Banking
Illinois Secretary of State-Securities
Indiana Department of Insurance
Indiana Securities Division
Iowa Insurance Division
Kansas Insurance Commissioner
Kentucky Department of Financial Institutions
Louisiana Department of Insurance
Maine Bureau of Insurance
Maine Department of Professional & Financial Regulation
Maine Office of Securities
Maryland Commissioner of Financial Regulation
Maryland Insurance Administration
Maryland Securities Division
Massachusetts Division of Banks
Massachusetts Division of Insurance
Massachusetts Securities Division
Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services
Michigan Securities Division
Minnesota Commerce Department
Mississippi Insurance Department
Mississippi Secretary of State-Securities
Missouri Department of Insurance
Missouri Secretary of State-Securities
Montana Commissioner of Securities & Insurance
Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance
Nebraska Department of Insurance
Nevada Division of Insurance
Nevada Financial Institutions Divisions
Nevada Secretary of State-Securities
New Hampshire Banking Department
New Hampshire Bureau of Securities Regulation
New Hampshire Insurance Department
New Jersey Bureau of Securities
New Jersey Department of Banking & Insurance
New Mexico Securities Division
New York Department of Financial Services
North Carolina Department of Insurance
North Carolina Division of Securities
North Carolina Office of the Commissioner of Banks
North Dakota Insurance Department
North Dakota Securities Department
Ohio Division of Financial Institutions
Ohio Division of Financial Institutions
Oklahoma Department of Consumer Credit
Oklahoma Department of Securities
Oklahoma Insurance Department
Oregon Division of Financial Regulation
Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities
Pennsylvania Insurance Department
Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation
Rhode Island Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner
South Carolina Department of Insurance
South Carolina Securities Division
South Dakota Division of Insurance
South Dakota Division of Insurance-Securities Regulation
Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance
Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions
Tennessee Securities Division
Texas Department of Banking
Texas Department of Insurance
Texas State Securities Board
Utah Insurance Department
Vermont Department of Financial Regulation
Virginia Bureau of Financial Institutions
Virginia Bureau of Insurance
Virginia Division of Securities
Washington Division of Securities
Washington State Department of Financial Institutions
Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner
West Virginia Division of Financial Institutions
West Virginia Securities Commission
Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions
Wisconsin Division of Securities
Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance
Wyoming Department of Insurance
Wyoming Secretary of State-Securities
June 5, 2020
added more than 150 new hospital and health system parent companies and updated parent-subsidiary linkages for existing parents
May 26, 2020
added Offense Groups to various search page options as well as to parent summary pages and individual penalty records.
March 18, 2020
added cases from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
added cases from district attorneys in three additional California counties: Santa Cruz, Sonoma and Ventura
updated all federal agencies, state attorneys general and selected local prosecutors through the end of February 2020
increased parent universe to 3,075 corporations
December 9, 2019
added 565 cases from district attorneys and other local prosecutors in the country's largest counties and cities (press release)
added cases from states and large cities with consumer protection agencies
added cases from the New York Department of Financial Services
updated all federal agencies and state attorneys general through late November 2019
increased parent universe to 3,066 corporations
September 15, 2019
Bipartisan Corporate Crime Fighting by the States report published (full text and press release)
added more than 7,000 state attorneys general cases
separated federal and state agencies in the Option 1 and Options 2 dropdowns
added some new private employment class action lawsuits
updated all federal agencies through late August 2019
increase parent universe to 3,059 corporations
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