Click on the company or penalty amount for more information on each case. Click on the current parent name to reach the summary page for that parent company.
| Company | Current Parent | Current Parent Industry  | Primary Offense Type | Year | Agency | Penalty Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denny's Inc. | Denny's Corp. | restaurants and foodservice | wage and hour violation | 2005 | private lawsuit-state | $1,700,000 |
| Darden Restaurants | Darden Restaurants | restaurants and foodservice | wage and hour violation | 2005 | private lawsuit-state | $9,500,000 |
| Cheesecake Factory | Cheesecake Factory | restaurants and foodservice | wage and hour violation | 2004 | private lawsuit-state | $4,500,000 |
| Taco Bell | Yum Brands | restaurants and foodservice | wage and hour violation | 2003 | private lawsuit-state | $1,500,000 |
| Jack in the Box | Jack in the Box Inc. | restaurants and foodservice | wage and hour violation | 2003 | private lawsuit-state | $9,300,000 |
| Starbucks | Starbucks | restaurants and foodservice | wage and hour violation | 2002 | private lawsuit-federal | $18,000,000 |
| Pizza Hut | Yum Brands | restaurants and foodservice | wage and hour violation | 2001 | private lawsuit-state | $10,000,000 |
| Taco Bell | Yum Brands | restaurants and foodservice | wage and hour violation | 2001 | private lawsuit-state | $13,000,000 |
| Chartwells Dining | Compass Group | restaurants and foodservice | employment discrimination | 2005 | private lawsuit-federal | $559,253 |
| McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaraunts Inc. | Landry's | restaurants and foodservice | employment discrimination | 2008 | private lawsuit-federal | $3,000,000 |
| Sodexho Marriott Services, Inc. | Sodexo | restaurants and foodservice | employment discrimination | 2005 | private lawsuit-federal | $80,000,000 |
| Centerplate, Inc. | Sodexo | restaurants and foodservice | employment screening violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $589,500 |
| Domino's Pizza, LLC | Domino's Pizza Inc. | restaurants and foodservice | employment screening violation | 2013 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,500,000 |
| Core-Mark Distributors, Inc. | Performance Food Group | restaurants and foodservice | employment screening violation | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $494,200 |
| Host International Inc. | Autogrill | restaurants and foodservice | wage and hour violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,200,000 |
| Performance Food Group, Inc. | Performance Food Group | restaurants and foodservice | Fair Credit Reporting Act violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,995,000 |
| Starbucks Corporation | Starbucks | restaurants and foodservice | Fair Credit Reporting Act violation | 2020 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,305,000 |
| Papa John's International, Inc. | Papa John's International | restaurants and foodservice | wage and hour violation | 2020 | private lawsuit-federal | $3,400,000 |
| MCDONALD'S RESTAURANTS OF CALIFORNIA INC | McDonald's | restaurants and foodservice | wage and hour violation | 2020 | private lawsuit-state | $26,000,000 |
| Red Robin International, Inc. | Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc. | restaurants and foodservice | wage and hour violation | 2020 | private lawsuit-federal | $8,500,000 |
| Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. | Chipotle Mexican Grill | restaurants and foodservice | wage and hour violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $15,000,000 |
| McDonald's | McDonald's | restaurants and foodservice | consumer protection violation | 2005 | private lawsuit-state | $8,500,000 |
| Chipotle Mexican Grill | Chipotle Mexican Grill | restaurants and foodservice | wage and hour violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $8,000,000 |
| McDonald's Restaurants of California, Inc. | McDonald's | restaurants and foodservice | wage and hour violation | 2022 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,000,000 |
| Compass Group USA, Inc. | Compass Group | restaurants and foodservice | privacy violation | 2022 | private lawsuit-federal | $6,800,000 |
| Red Robin International, Inc. | Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc. | restaurants and foodservice | wage and hour violation | 2023 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,950,000 |
| Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. | Chipotle Mexican Grill | restaurants and foodservice | consumer protection violation | 2020 | private lawsuit-federal | $6,500,000 |
| Burger King Corporation | Restaurant Brands International | restaurants and foodservice | consumer protection violation | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $185,000 |
| Vornado Realty Trust | Vornado Realty Trust | real estate | wage and hour violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $195,000 |
| Equinox Holdings | Related Companies | real estate | wage and hour violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-state | $4,088,027 |
| Equinox Holdings | Related Companies | real estate | wage and hour violation | 2014 | private lawsuit-state | $2,925,000 |
| Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles | Trump Organization | real estate | wage and hour violation | 2013 | private lawsuit-state | $475,000 |
| Equinox Holdings | Related Companies | real estate | wage and hour violation | 2013 | private lawsuit-state | $5,500,000 |
| Macerich | Macerich | real estate | wage and hour violation | 2011 | private lawsuit-state | $2,200,000 |
| Pacifica Host Hotels | Pacifica Companies | real estate | wage and hour violation | 2008 | private lawsuit-state | $6,500,000 |
| CB Richard Ellis | CBRE Group | real estate | employment discrimination | 2010 | private lawsuit-federal | $4,150,000 |
| Carmike Cinemas Inc. | Wanda Group | real estate | employment discrimination | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,050,790 |
| Five Star Quality Care, Inc. | AlerisLife | real estate | wage and hour violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $3,062,000 |
| Realogy Group LLC | Anywhere Real Estate Inc. | real estate | consumer protection violation | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $8,500,000 |
| Jupiter Golf Club LLC dba Trump National Golf Club Jupiter | Trump Organization | real estate | consumer protection violation | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $4,849,000 |
| Equinox Holdings Inc. | Related Companies | real estate | wage and hour violation | 2023 | private lawsuit-state | $36,000,000 |
| Canadian National | Canadian National Railway | railroads | employment discrimination | 2010 | private lawsuit-federal | $3,000,000 |
| Kansas City Southern Railway Company | Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited | railroads | employment discrimination | 2006 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,446,777 |
| Kansas City Southern Railway Company | Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited | railroads | employment discrimination | 2005 | private lawsuit-federal | $169,325 |
| Norfolk Southern | Norfolk Southern | railroads | employment discrimination | 2000 | private lawsuit-federal | $28,000,000 |
| Norfolk Southern Railway | Norfolk Southern | railroads | employment discrimination | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $396,521 |
| CSX Transportation | CSX | railroads | employment discrimination | 2011 | private lawsuit-state | $2,108,611 |
| Union Pacific | Union Pacific | railroads | employment discrimination | 2006 | private lawsuit-state | $500,000 |
| Norfolk Southern Corporation | Norfolk Southern | railroads | benefit plan administrator violation | 2007 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,000,000 |
| CSX Corporation | CSX | railroads | environmental violation | 2009 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,500,000 |
| CSX | CSX | railroads | environmental violation | 2002 | private lawsuit-state | $220,000,000 |
| Kindred Healthcare | Apollo Global Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $12,000,000 |
| Talbots | Sycamore Partners Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2018 | private lawsuit-state | $2,950,000 |
| PetSmart | BC Partners | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $332,475 |
| ADT LLC | Apollo Global Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $310,000 |
| Life Time Fitness | Leonard Green & Partners | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $700,000 |
| Petco Animal Supplies | CVC Capital Partners | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $7,995,000 |
| Sedgwick Claims Management | Carlyle Group | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-state | $2,500,000 |
| 99 Cents Only | Ares Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-state | $175,000 |
| Ann Taylor | Sycamore Partners Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-state | $3,500,000 |
| Petco Animal Supplies | CVC Capital Partners | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $845,000 |
| Higher One | Providence Equity Partners | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $964,637 |
| ADT LLC | Apollo Global Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,060,000 |
| Gymboree | Bain Capital | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-state | $1,125,000 |
| CEC Entertainment | Apollo Global Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,500,000 |
| Cardinal Logistics | H.I.G. Capital | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,000,000 |
| Kindred Healthcare | Apollo Global Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-state | $2,465,000 |
| Scotts Lawn Service (later Trugreen) | Clayton Dubilier & Rice | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $8,975,000 |
| C.E.C. Entertainment dba Chuck E. Cheese's | Apollo Global Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $290,000 |
| ADT LLC | Apollo Global Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,700,000 |
| American Greetings | Clayton Dubilier & Rice | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $4,000,000 |
| West Marine | L Catterton | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-state | $115,000 |
| ZEP Manufacturing | New Mountain Capital | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-state | $1,485,000 |
| Petco Animal Supplies | CVC Capital Partners | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-state | $8,000,000 |
| PetSmart | BC Partners | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $10,000,000 |
| PetSmart | BC Partners | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $3,800,000 |
| TruGreen Limited Partnership | Clayton Dubilier & Rice | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,780,000 |
| West Marine | L Catterton | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $435,000 |
| Kindred Healthcare | Apollo Global Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $16,500,000 |
| Trugreen Landcare | Clayton Dubilier & Rice | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,799,750 |
| Zep Inc. | New Mountain Capital | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2014 | private lawsuit-federal | $768,647 |
| Kindred Healthcare | Apollo Global Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2014 | private lawsuit-federal | $700,000 |
| Moran Foods | Onex | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2014 | private lawsuit-federal | $4,500,000 |
| Aaron Brothers Inc. and Michaels Stores | Apollo Global Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2014 | private lawsuit-federal | $800,000 |
| Motel 6 | Blackstone | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2013 | private lawsuit-federal | $890,000 |
| Acosta Sales | Carlyle Group | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2013 | private lawsuit-federal | $9,900,000 |
| Gentiva Health | Apollo Global Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2013 | private lawsuit-federal | $5,000,000 |
| Michaels Stores | Apollo Global Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2013 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,000,000 |
| 99 Cents Only | Ares Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2012 | private lawsuit-state | $3,200,000 |
| 99 Cents Only | Ares Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2012 | private lawsuit-state | $700,000 |
| Staples | Sycamore Partners Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2012 | private lawsuit-state | $5,000,000 |
| California Pizza Kitchen | Golden Gate Capital | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2012 | private lawsuit-state | $4,000,000 |
| Staples | Sycamore Partners Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2011 | private lawsuit-federal | $42,000,000 |
| Cardinal Logistics | H.I.G. Capital | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2011 | private lawsuit-federal | $3,750,000 |
| American Greetings | Clayton Dubilier & Rice | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2011 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,880,000 |
| RGIS LLC | Blackstone | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2011 | private lawsuit-federal | $27,000,000 |
| ADT Security Services | Apollo Global Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2011 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,475,000 |
| Celestica | Onex | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2010 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,500,000 |
| Dollar Financial | Lone Star Funds | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2010 | private lawsuit-state | $1,800,000 |
| Jo-Ann Stores | Leonard Green & Partners | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2010 | private lawsuit-state | $5,000,000 |
| Staples | Sycamore Partners Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2010 | private lawsuit-federal | $790,000 |
