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  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PG&E) | PG&E Corp. | utilities and power generation | utility safety violation | 2021 | CA-PUC | $5,000,000 |
| Lompoc Valley Medical Center | False Claims Act and related | 2023 | USAO | $5,000,000 | ||
| Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | Quest Diagnostics | healthcare services | hazardous waste violation | 2024 | CA-AG | $4,999,500 |
| Burma Ruby Burmese Cuisine and Rangoon Ruby Burmese Cuisine | wage and hour violation | 2018 | CA-LCO | $4,960,000 | ||
| Rent-A-Center | Rent-A-Center | retailing | wage and hour violation | 2006 | private lawsuit-state | $4,950,000 |
| PCL Civil Constructors Inc. | False Claims Act and related | 2005 | CA-SDCA | $4,950,000 | ||
| InSite Diagnostic Health Care | HHS civil monetary penalties | 2022 | HHSOIG | $4,934,727 | ||
| Eco Solar Plus, LLC and Edgemont Eco Construction, Inc. | consumer protection violation | 2022 | CA-LACA | $4,921,030 | ||
| Providence Saint John | Providence | healthcare services | HHS civil monetary penalties | 2022 | HHSOIG | $4,902,537 |
| CommerceWest Bank | CommerceWest Bank | financial services | fraud | 2015 | DOJ_CRIMINAL | $4,900,000 |
| 99 Cents Only | Ares Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2004 | private lawsuit-state | $4,900,000 |
| Amplify Energy | Amplify Energy Corp. | oil and gas | environmental violation | 2022 | CA-MULTI | $4,900,000 |
| Irvine Auto Towing Inc. and Stride Towing | wage and hour violation | 2017 | CA-LCO | $4,874,661 | ||
| H&R Block | H&R Block | financial services | consumer protection violation | 2009 | CA-AG | $4,850,000 |
| Verizon | Verizon Communications | telecommunications | consumer protection violation | 2004 | CA-PUC | $4,836,000 |
| FTS Financial, Inc. | investor protection violation | 2017 | CFTC | $4,800,000 | ||
| ZipRealty | wage and hour violation | 2012 | CA-LCO | $4,800,000 | ||
| Hertz | Hertz | miscellaneous services | wage and hour violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-state | $4,800,000 |
| Hyatt Regency Long Beach | wage and hour violation | 2023 | CA-LCO | $4,799,564 | ||
| Alphabet Inc. | information technology | wage and hour violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-state | $4,750,000 | |
| THE PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUP, INC. | Kaiser Permanente | healthcare services | labor relations violation | 2016 | NLRB | $4,726,709 |
| Exxonmobil Oil Corporation | Exxon Mobil | oil and gas | air pollution violation | 2016 | CA-SCAQMD | $4,712,500 |
| Gregg Industries Inc. | air pollution violation | 2008 | CA-ARB | $4,700,000 | ||
| Instacart | Instacart | miscellaneous services | wage and hour violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-state | $4,625,000 |
| General Nutrition | Harbin Pharmaceutical Group | pharmaceuticals | wage and hour violation | 2005 | private lawsuit-state | $4,600,000 |
| Advantage Rent A Car and E-Z Rent-A-Car | consumer protection violation | 2019 | CA-AG | $4,600,000 | ||
| German Motors Corp. | labor relations violation | 2009 | NLRB | $4,521,955 | ||
| International Paper | International Paper | paper and packaging | wage and hour violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-state | $4,500,000 |
| Autozone | AutoZone | retailing | wage and hour violation | 2011 | private lawsuit-state | $4,500,000 |
| Cheesecake Factory | Cheesecake Factory | restaurants and foodservice | wage and hour violation | 2004 | private lawsuit-state | $4,500,000 |
| Southern California Edison | Edison International | utilities and power generation | utility safety violation | 2022 | CA-PUC | $4,500,000 |
| Sansum Clinic | False Claims Act and related | 2023 | CA-AG | $4,500,000 | ||
| Sansum Clinic | False Claims Act and related | 2023 | DOJ_CIVIL | $4,500,000 | ||
| Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co. et al. | Fidelity National Financial | financial services | insurance violation | 2006 | CA-INS | $4,499,997 |
| Educational Management Corp. | consumer protection violation | 2014 | CA-SFCA | $4,400,000 | ||
| Nissan Motor Company Inc. | Nissan | motor vehicles | air pollution violation | 2009 | CA-ARB | $4,400,000 |
| American Labor Alliance and CompOne USA | insurance violation | 2018 | CA-INS | $4,345,000 | ||
| Agricultural Contracting Services Association, Inc. | insurance violation | 2021 | CA-INS | $4,345,000 | ||
| Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc. | Hyundai Motor | motor vehicles | air pollution violation | 2023 | CA-ARB | $4,341,750 |
| Office Depot, Inc. | ODP Corporation | retailing | False Claims Act and related | 2010 | CA-SFCA | $4,250,000 |
| CEC Entertainment | Apollo Global Management | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2004 | private lawsuit-state | $4,240,000 |
| Woodland Biomass Power | environmental violation | 2017 | CA-MULTI | $4,220,000 | ||
| KAG West, LLC | Kenan Advantage Group | freight and logistics | labor relations violation | 2016 | NLRB | $4,214,289 |
| Cheesecake Factory Restaurants, Inc. and Americlean Janitorial Services Corp. DBA Allied National Services | Cheesecake Factory | restaurants and foodservice | wage and hour violation | 2018 | CA-LCO | $4,206,351 |
| Crescent Jewelers | consumer protection violation | 2001 | CA-AG | $4,200,000 | ||
| Anthem Blue Cross | Elevance Health | healthcare services | consumer protection violation | 2013 | private lawsuit-state | $4,186,706 |
| FCA US LLC | Stellantis | motor vehicles | air pollution violation | 2024 | CA-ARB | $4,185,820 |
| Sims Group USA Corp. | consumer protection violation | 2013 | CA-MULTI | $4,100,000 | ||
| Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. | Schnitzer Steel Industries | metals | environmental violation | 2021 | CA-AG | $4,100,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | Walmart | retailing | wage and hour violation | 2007 | CA-LCO | $4,098,900 |
| Equinox Holdings | Related Companies | real estate | wage and hour violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-state | $4,088,027 |
| Smart & Final | consumer protection violation | 2006 | CA-MULTI | $4,037,500 | ||
| Clean Power Alliance of Southern California | utility service violation | 2023 | CA-PUC | $4,000,938 | ||
| Forward Inc. | Republic Services | waste management and environmental services | air pollution violation | 2012 | EPA | $4,000,000 |
| Coast Produce Company | False Claims Act and related | 2015 | USAO | $4,000,000 | ||
| Yank Sing | wage and hour violation | 2014 | CA-LCO | $4,000,000 | ||
| Bank of America | Bank of America | financial services | wage and hour violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-state | $4,000,000 |
| Sephora USA | LVMH | apparel | wage and hour violation | 2013 | private lawsuit-state | $4,000,000 |
| California Pizza Kitchen | Golden Gate Capital | private equity (including portfolio companies) | wage and hour violation | 2012 | private lawsuit-state | $4,000,000 |
| Express Inc. | Express Inc. | retailing | wage and hour violation | 2011 | private lawsuit-state | $4,000,000 |
| Matrix Service | Matrix Service Co. | miscellaneous services | wage and hour violation | 2010 | private lawsuit-state | $4,000,000 |
| Renovate America, Inc. | consumer protection violation | 2019 | CA-MULTI | $4,000,000 | ||
| BP West Coast Products | BP | oil and gas | environmental violation | 2003 | CA-MULTI | $4,000,000 |
| Southern California Gas Co. | Sempra Energy | utilities and power generation | environmental violation | 2016 | CA-LACDA | $4,000,000 |
| Kaiser Foundation Health Plan | Kaiser Permanente | healthcare services | insurance violation | 2013 | CA-MHC | $4,000,000 |
| Pacific Gas & Electric | PG&E Corp. | utilities and power generation | environmental violation | 2020 | CA-MULTI | $4,000,000 |
| VMware | Broadcom | electrical and electronic equipment | False Claims Act and related | 2020 | CA-AG | $4,000,000 |
| Lyondell Chemical | LyondellBasell Industries | chemicals | MTBE violation | 2002 | private lawsuit-state | $4,000,000 |
| Southern California Edison Company | Edison International | utilities and power generation | utility service violation | 2017 | CA-PUC | $4,000,000 |
| Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company | Marathon Petroleum | oil and gas | air pollution violation | 2015 | CA-BAAQMD | $4,000,000 |
| Shen Zhen New World I LLC | kickbacks and bribery | 2023 | USAO | $4,000,000 | ||
| Polymer80 | consumer protection violation | 2023 | CA-LACA | $4,000,000 | ||
| SpaceX | Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) | aerospace and military contracting | wage and hour violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-state | $3,975,000 |
| Target Corp. | Target | retailing | consumer protection violation | 2015 | CA-MULTI | $3,941,118 |
| Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC | Bridgestone | automotive parts | hazardous waste violation | 2022 | CA-MULTI | $3,940,000 |
| Country Builders, Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2010 | CA-AG | $3,900,000 | ||
| Farm Fresh to You | consumer protection violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-state | $3,900,000 | ||
| Google LLC | Alphabet Inc. | information technology | employment discrimination | 2021 | OFCCP | $3,835,052 |
| Alta Vista Healthcare & Wellness Centre, LLC and Rockport Healthcare Services | False Claims Act and related | 2023 | DOJ_CIVIL | $3,825,000 | ||
| Scripps Health | Scripps Health | healthcare services | False Claims Act and related | 2002 | DOJ_CIVIL | $3,800,000 |
| Zale Corporation | Signet Jewelers | retailing | wage and hour violation | 2007 | private lawsuit-state | $3,800,000 |
| TA Operating LLC and HPT TA Properties Trust and Petro Travel Plaza LLC | BP | oil and gas | underground storage tank violation | 2014 | CA-WAT | $3,800,000 |
| Rhys Vineyards, LLC | environmental violation | 2019 | CA-WAT | $3,763,391 | ||
| Ebay | eBay | retailing | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2014 | CA-AG | $3,750,000 |
| AT&T | AT&T | telecommunications | utility administrative violation | 2020 | CA-PUC | $3,750,000 |
| The Pep Boys Manny Moe & Jack of California | Icahn Enterprises | diversified | hazardous waste violation | 2019 | CA-MULTI | $3,700,000 |
| GDB Investment Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2014 | CA-LCO | $3,660,000 | ||
| Yourpeople, Inc. dba Zenefits FTW Insurance Services | TriNet Group | business services | insurance violation | 2016 | CA-INS | $3,660,000 |
| Western Waste Industries | air pollution violation | 2001 | CA-SCAQMD | $3,652,000 | ||
| Hertz Corp. and American Traffic Solutions | Hertz | miscellaneous services | consumer protection violation | 2019 | CA-SFCA | $3,650,000 |
| Spearmint Rhino Companies Worldwide Inc | wage and hour violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-federal | $3,650,000 | ||
| MotorScience Enterprise Inc | MotorScience | wholesalers | air pollution violation | 2014 | EPA | (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $3,610,000 |
| Sage Automotive Group | consumer protection violation | 2017 | FTC | $3,600,000 | ||
| National Cardio Labs LLC | False Claims Act and related | 2010 | USAO | $3,600,000 | ||
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | Costco | retailing | hazardous waste violation | 2012 | CA-MULTI | $3,600,000 |
| Pacific Gas & Electric Company | PG&E Corp. | utilities and power generation | water pollution violation | 2012 | CA-WAT | $3,600,000 |
| Attic Pros | wage and hour violation | 2017 | CA-LCO | $3,591,080 | ||
| T-Mobile USA, Inc. | T-Mobile US | telecommunications | utility service violation | 2022 | CA-PUC | $3,585,000 |
| California Cartage Company LLC | wage and hour violation | 2018 | WHD | $3,573,074 | ||
| Westlake Convalescent Hospital | False Claims Act and related | 2016 | USAO | $3,563,140 | ||
| Big Lots Stores, Inc. | Big Lots | retailing | hazardous waste violation | 2017 | CA-MULTI | $3,507,500 |
