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| Company | Current Parent | Current Parent Industry | Primary Offense Type | Year | Agency | Penalty Amount  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dollar Financial | Lone Star Funds | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2010 | private lawsuit-state | $1,800,000 |
| Gap Inc. | Gap Inc. | retailing | wage and hour violation | 2005 | private lawsuit-state | $1,800,000 |
| Suarez Corporation Industries | consumer protection violation | 2014 | CA-MULTI | $1,800,000 | ||
| Fuel | zoning violation | 2011 | CA-LACA | $1,800,000 | ||
| All-American Canal Lining Project | air pollution violation | 2008 | CA-ARB | $1,800,000 | ||
| Silicon Valley Growth Syndicate | employment discrimination | 2020 | CA-CRD | $1,800,000 | ||
| LinkedIn Corporation | Microsoft | information technology | employment discrimination | 2022 | OFCCP | $1,800,000 |
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. | Northrop Grumman | aerospace and military contracting | hazardous waste violation | 2003 | CA-DTSC | $1,785,854 |
| NLP Janitorial Inc. and Coast to Coast West Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2014 | CA-LCO | $1,775,765 | ||
| JPI Construction | wage and hour violation | 2021 | CA-LCO | $1,771,133 | ||
| The Sherwin-Williams Company | Sherwin-Williams | paints and coatings | air pollution violation | 2020 | CA-SCAQMD | $1,765,417 |
| Pacific Western Bank | banking violation | 2017 | USAO | $1,750,000 | ||
| Southern California Edison | Edison International | utilities and power generation | wage and hour violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-state | $1,750,000 |
| Federal Express Ground Package, Inc. | FedEx | freight and logistics | hazardous waste violation | 2015 | CA-MULTI | $1,750,000 |
| PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc. | CVC Capital Partners | private equity (including portfolio companies) | consumer protection violation | 2010 | CA-MULTI | $1,750,000 |
| Rainbow Light Nutritional Systems, LLC | Clorox | household and personal care products | consumer protection violation | 2019 | CA-LACA | $1,750,000 |
| Fashion Nova, Inc. | consumer protection violation | 2019 | CA-MULTI | $1,750,000 | ||
| USP&C | consumer protection violation | 2001 | CA-PUC | $1,750,000 | ||
| Mobil Oil Corp. | Exxon Mobil | oil and gas | air pollution violation | 2002 | CA-SCAQMD | $1,750,000 |
| UNOCAL CORPORATION | Chevron | oil and gas | air pollution violation | 2002 | EPA | $1,750,000 |
| Dispatch Delivery Services, Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2021 | CA-LCO | $1,745,914 | ||
| SNP Pharmacy, LLC | wage and hour violation | 2021 | CA-LCO | $1,745,914 | ||
| Target Corp. | Target | retailing | consumer protection violation | 2008 | CA-MULTI | $1,745,523 |
| Telmatch Telecommunications | consumer protection violation | 2002 | CA-PUC | $1,740,000 | ||
| Perspecta inc | wage and hour violation | 2016 | WHD | $1,738,122 | ||
| Sacramento Juice Franchising Corp. | consumer protection violation | 2007 | CA-DFPI | $1,738,000 | ||
| Direct Energy Business, LLC | NRG Energy | utilities and power generation | utility administrative violation | 2022 | CA-PUC | $1,733,021 |
| Jeg's Automotive, Inc. | air pollution violation | 2017 | CA-ARB | $1,700,500 | ||
| Soper-Wheeler Company LLC | environmental violation | 2017 | USAO | $1,700,000 | ||
| Wolfgang Puck | Wolfgang Puck Worldwide | restaurants and foodservice | wage and hour violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-state | $1,700,000 |
| Denny's Inc. | Denny's Corp. | restaurants and foodservice | wage and hour violation | 2005 | private lawsuit-state | $1,700,000 |
| Mango Garden | wage and hour violation | 2019 | CA-LCO | $1,700,000 | ||
| W. Wong Construction Co., Inc. et al. | False Claims Act and related | 2021 | CA-SFCA | $1,700,000 | ||
| Paul Blanco's Good Car Company Auto Group et al. | consumer protection violation | 2022 | CA-AG | $1,700,000 | ||
| Golden Gate Petroleum et al. | underground storage tank violation | 2023 | CA-MULTI | $1,700,000 | ||
| Westgate Petroleum Co. and Eastgate Petroleum LLC dba Golden Gate Petroleum, et al. | environmental violation | 2023 | CA-MULTI | $1,700,000 | ||
| San Jose Investments and Beaumont Investments | consumer protection violation | 2004 | CA-SCCDA | $1,695,000 | ||
| Kovacevich 5 Farms | employment discrimination | 2008 | EEOC | $1,680,000 | ||
| Chevron Corporation | Chevron | oil and gas | underground storage tank violation | 2014 | CA-WAT | $1,660,000 |
| Palantir Technologies Inc | Palantir Technologies | information technology | employment discrimination | 2017 | OFCCP | $1,659,434 |
| Inventory Professionals Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2019 | CA-LCO | $1,651,627 | ||
| Ultramar Inc. | Valero Energy | oil and gas | air pollution violation | 2006 | CA-SCAQMD | $1,650,000 |
| Palisades Development, LLC | environmental violation | 2023 | CA-WAT | $1,650,000 | ||
| Whole Foods Market California Inc., Mrs. Gooch's Natural Food Markets Inc., and WFM-WO Inc. | Amazon.com | retailing | hazardous waste violation | 2018 | CA-MULTI | $1,643,500 |
| Silver Lake Car Wash, Inc. and Catalina Car Wash, Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2018 | CA-LACA | $1,639,995 | ||
| Luxy Accessory, Inc. | lead violation | 2018 | CA-AG | $1,626,000 | ||
| Bedford Care Group Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2013 | CA-LCO | $1,625,468 | ||
| Wells Fargo Financial California, Inc. | Wells Fargo | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2005 | CA-DFPI | $1,621,010 |
| PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company | Hilltop Holdings | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2016 | CA-DFPI | $1,619,523 |
| Classic Plating | Classic Plating Inc. | industrial services | hazardous waste violation | 2012 | EPA | $1,616,870 |
| Central Coast Community Energy | utility administrative violation | 2021 | CA-PUC | $1,612,963 | ||
| Cintas | Cintas | business services | wage and hour violation | 2009 | private lawsuit-state | $1,600,000 |
| Skechers | Skechers USA Inc. | apparel | wage and hour violation | 2005 | private lawsuit-state | $1,600,000 |
| Citibank | Citigroup | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2002 | CA-AG | $1,600,000 |
| Samsung | Samsung | diversified | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2016 | CA-AG | $1,600,000 |
| Raley's | Raley's | retailing | hazardous waste violation | 2014 | CA-MULTI | $1,600,000 |
| Solus Industrial Innovation | workplace safety or health violation | 2019 | CA-OCDA | $1,600,000 | ||
| Thrifty Oil | MTBE violation | 2003 | CA-OCDA | $1,600,000 | ||
| CarMax Auto Superstores California, LLC | CarMax | retailing | hazardous waste violation | 2020 | CA-MULTI | $1,600,000 |
| Z&Y Restaurant | wage and hour violation | 2021 | CA-LCO | $1,600,000 | ||
| San Jose State University | discriminatory practices (non-employment) | 2021 | DOJ_RIGHTS | $1,600,000 | ||
| Lowe's HIW Inc | Lowe's | retailing | air pollution violation | 2020 | CA-SCAQMD | $1,600,000 |
| Macy's Retail Holdings, LLC | Macy's | retailing | hazardous waste violation | 2023 | CA-MULTI | $1,600,000 |
| SAN GABRIEL SITE / BALDWIN PARK AREA | environmental violation | 2002 | EPA | $1,600,000 | ||
| HRB Digital LLC and HRB Tax Group, Inc. | consumer protection violation | 2024 | CA-LACA | $1,600,000 | ||
| Body Wise International Inc. | consumer protection violation | 2005 | CA-MULTI | $1,580,000 | ||
| Pacifica Hosts, Inc. and Pacifica Senior Living LLC | environmental violation | 2023 | CA-MULTI | $1,575,000 | ||
| Amazon.com Inc. | Amazon.com | retailing | consumer protection violation | 2018 | CA-MULTI | $1,562,400 |
| Technology Communication Management, L.L.C. et al. | investor protection violation | 2012 | CA-DFPI | $1,553,235 | ||
| East Bay Community Energy | utility service violation | 2019 | CA-PUC | $1,552,589 | ||
| Dignity Health | CommonSpirit Health | healthcare services | False Claims Act and related | 2014 | USAO | $1,550,000 |
| CSK Auto, Inc. dba O'Reilly Auto Parts, formerly Kragen Auto Parts. | O'Reilly Automotive | retailing | consumer protection violation | 2014 | CA-MULTI | $1,550,000 |
| Admiral Risk Insurance Services, Inc. | W.R. Berkley | financial services | insurance violation | 2017 | CA-INS | $1,542,500 |
| Admiral Insurance Co. | W.R. Berkley | financial services | insurance violation | 2017 | CA-INS | $1,542,500 |
| Carpet America Recovery Effort | environmental violation | 2023 | CA-REC | $1,538,365 | ||
| Western Community Energy | utility service violation | 2021 | CA-PUC | $1,529,866 | ||
| Davis Wire Corporation | Heico Companies | diversified | environmental violation | 2010 | EPA | $1,525,000 |
| 7-Eleven, Inc. | Seven & I Holdings | retailing | hazardous waste violation | 2019 | CA-MULTI | $1,525,000 |
| Tony Santillanes dba Santillanes Towing and Salvag | hazardous waste violation | 2010 | EPA | $1,519,818 | ||
| Mary's Gone Crackers Inc. | work visa violations | 2016 | USAO | $1,500,000 | ||
| Scripps Health | Scripps Health | healthcare services | False Claims Act and related | 2018 | DOJ_CIVIL | $1,500,000 |
| Costco | Costco | retailing | wage and hour violation | 2018 | private lawsuit-state | $1,500,000 |
| Activision Blizzard | Microsoft | information technology | wage and hour violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-state | $1,500,000 |
| Chico's FAS | Chico's FAS | retailing | wage and hour violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-state | $1,500,000 |
| Restoration Hardware | RH (Restoration Hardware) | housewares and home furnishings | wage and hour violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-state | $1,500,000 |
| Kraft Foods | Kraft Heinz | food products | wage and hour violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-state | $1,500,000 |
| Louis Vuitton | LVMH | apparel | wage and hour violation | 2011 | private lawsuit-state | $1,500,000 |
| Brookstone | wage and hour violation | 2004 | private lawsuit-state | $1,500,000 | ||
| Frito-Lay | PepsiCo | food products | food safety violation | 2008 | CA-AG | $1,500,000 |
| MemberWorks, Inc. | consumer protection violation | 2001 | CA-AG | $1,500,000 | ||
| Iovate Health Sciences, Inc. | consumer protection violation | 2012 | CA-MULTI | $1,500,000 | ||
| AutoZone, Inc. | AutoZone | retailing | hazardous waste violation | 2007 | CA-MULTI | $1,500,000 |
| Commonwealth Land Title Co. | insurance violation | 2005 | CA-INS | $1,500,000 | ||
| Stewart Title Guaranty Co. and Electronic Closing Services, Inc. dba E-Title | Stewart Information Services | financial services | insurance violation | 2007 | CA-INS | $1,500,000 |
| Blue Cross of California dba Anthem Blue Cross | Elevance Health | healthcare services | insurance violation | 2015 | CA-MHC | $1,500,000 |
| The Gores Group | False Claims Act and related | 2021 | CA-AG | $1,500,000 | ||
| MTU America, Inc. | Rolls-Royce | aerospace and military contracting | air pollution violation | 2015 | CA-ARB | $1,500,000 |
| So Cal Holding, LLC | air pollution violation | 2017 | CA-SCAQMD | $1,500,000 | ||
| Brenntag Pacific | Brenntag | wholesalers | air pollution violation | 2017 | CA-SCAQMD | $1,500,000 |
| Ultramar Inc. | Valero Energy | oil and gas | air pollution violation | 2006 | CA-SCAQMD | $1,500,000 |
| Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company | Marathon Petroleum | oil and gas | air pollution violation | 2008 | CA-BAAQMD | $1,500,000 |
