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Violation Tracker Current Parent Company Summary

Current Parent Company Name: Verizon Communications
Ownership Structure: publicly traded (ticker symbol VZ)
Headquartered in: New York
Major Industry: telecommunications
Specific Industry: telecommunications
Penalty total since 2000: $2,577,802,258
Number of records: 262
Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined)Penalty TotalNumber of Records
consumer-protection-related offenses$1,279,033,64274
financial offenses$927,017,9095
employment-related offenses$223,204,14974
government-contracting-related offenses$140,786,7276
environment-related offenses$3,399,06333
Top 5 Primary Offense TypesPenalty TotalNumber of Records
telecommunications violation$962,927,92630
accounting fraud or deficiencies$511,700,0002
tax violations$415,317,9093
consumer protection violation$311,605,71630
False Claims Act and related$140,786,7276
Notes: Parent-subsidiary linkages are based on relationships current as of the latest revision listed in the Update Log, which may vary from what was the case when a violation occurred. The penalty totals are adjusted to account for the fact that the individual entries below may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. The totals are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the list below.

Links: Subsidy Tracker data on financial assistance to this company by federal, state and local government agencies can be found here.

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CompanyPrimary Offense TypeYear sort iconAgencyPenalty Amount
Verizon New England Inc.False Claims Act and related2014MA-AG$1,300,000
VERIZON NEW YORK INC.workplace safety or health violation2014OSHA$5,000
Verizon New York Inc.workplace safety or health violation2013OSHA$147,000
TracFone Wireless Inc.telecommunications violation2013FCC$4,573,376
Cellco PartnershipFamily and Medical Leave Act2013WHD$37,500
Verizonwage and hour violation2013private lawsuit-federal$7,721,000
Verizon Wirelessair pollution violation2013CA-SCAQMD$5,000
Verizon Wirelessair pollution violation2013CA-SCAQMD$9,000
Verizonutility safety violation2013ME-PUC$5,000
Verizon PAconsumer protection violation2013PA-PUC$20,050
Verizon Communications Inc.consumer protection violation2013private lawsuit-federal$7,500,000
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INCworkplace safety or health violation2013OSHA$5,100
VERIZON NEW YORK INC.workplace safety or health violation2013OSHA$7,000
Verizon Wirelesstelecommunications violation2012FCC$1,250,000
Verizonwage and hour violation2012private lawsuit-federal$887,500
Verizon Service Corp. and Verizon New Englandtax violations2012MA-AG$317,909
Cellco Partnership LLP d/b/a Verizon Wirelessutility safety violation2012CA-PUC$2,300,000
Verizon Wirelessair pollution violation2012CA-SCAQMD$94,750
Verizon California Inc.air pollution violation2012CA-SCAQMD$278,437
Verizonutility safety violation2012ME-PUC$5,500
Verizon Wirelessconsumer protection violation2012private lawsuit-federal$10,000,000
Verizon Communications Inc.False Claims Act and related2011DOJ_CIVIL$93,525,410
Verizon Communicationsemployment discrimination2011EEOC$20,000,000
MCI INTERNATIONAL, INCbenefit plan administrator violation2011EBSA$10,001
Cellco PartnershipFamily and Medical Leave Act2011WHD$5,450
Verizon Virginia, Inc.labor relations violation2011NLRB$65,000
Verizon Wirelesslabor relations violation2011NLRB$9,900
Verizonwage and hour violation2011private lawsuit-federal$750,000
Verizon New England, Inc.False Claims Act and related2011MA-AG$800,000
VERIZON CORPORATE SERVICES GROUP INCair pollution violation2011NJ-ENV$11,000
VERIZONworkplace safety or health violation2011OSHA$7,000
VERIZON NY INC.workplace safety or health violation2011OSHA(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $147,000
Verizon Wirelesstelecommunications violation2010FCC$77,800,000
Verizon Connected SolutionsFamily and Medical Leave Act2010WHD$73,526
Verizon Delaware, Inc.labor relations violation2010NLRB$69,500
Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc. (Verizon Services Group)labor relations violation2010NLRB$10,200
Verizonlabor relations violation2010NLRB$17,920
Verizonwage and hour violation2010private lawsuit-state$5,000,000
Verizon Long Distance LLCconsumer protection violation2010WI-AG$190,000
VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INCenvironmental violation2010MA-ENV$8,700
Verizon MD, Inc.environmental violation2010MD-ENV$6,300
Verizon CommunicationFamily and Medical Leave Act2010CA-CRD$6,011,190
Verizon California Inc.air pollution violation2010CA-SCAQMD$17,500
VERIZON NORTHWEST INCutility safety violation2010OR-PUC$10,000
Verizon New York, Inc.employment discrimination2010NY-DHR$7,500
Xo Communicationswage and hour violation2010MI-LEO$11,000
VERIZONworkplace safety or health violation2010OSHA$5,000
Verizon Pennsylvania Inc.employment discrimination2009EEOC$37,000
Verizon Communicationslabor relations violation2009NLRB$8,347
Bell Atlanticlabor relations violation2009NLRB$85,859
Verizon California, Inc.labor relations violation2009NLRB$11,588
MCI Communication Serviceswage and hour violation2009private lawsuit-federal$3,450,000
Verizon New Jersey, Inc.consumer protection violation2009NJ-AG$795,000
Verizon Wirelessconsumer protection violation2009FL-AG$1,500,000
Verizon CA Inc.air pollution violation2009CA-SCAQMD$6,000
Verizon Californiaair pollution violation2009CA-SCAQMD$6,000
Verizon Florida LLCconsumer protection violation2009FL-PSC$125,000
Verizon North Inc.consumer protection violation2009PA-PUC$5,000
VERIZONworkplace safety or health violation2009OSHA$5,000
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wirelessenvironmental violation2009EPA$468,600
Cellco Partnership d/b/awage and hour violation2008WHD$123,807
Verizon Communications, Inc.Family and Medical Leave Act2008WHD$27,362
Verizon Teleproductslabor relations violation2008NLRB$20,000
Verizon Communicationslabor relations violation2008NLRB$6,782
Verizonwage and hour violation2008private lawsuit-state$5,550,000
Verizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2008NY-AG$375,000
VERIZON CORPORATE SERVICES GROUP INCair pollution violation2008NJ-ENV$10,500
VERIZON NJ NEW BRUNSWICK CO #24220air pollution violation2008NJ-ENV$5,500
Verizon North Inc.utility service violation2008OH-PUC$250,000
VERIZON PENNSYLVANIA, INC.workplace safety or health violation2008OSHA$5,000
ALLTEL Corporationcivil contempt2007DOJ_ANTITRUST$1,325,000
Verizon Florida, Inc.wage and hour violation2007WHD$71,941
Verizonlabor relations violation2007NLRB$12,000
Verizon-New York, Inc.labor relations violation2007NLRB$60,000
Alltel Communications Inc.employment discrimination2007OFCCP$275,000
TracFone Wireless Inc.privacy violation2007MO-AG$50,000
Verizon Wirelessconsumer protection violation2007NY-AG$1,150,000
Verizon Businessaccounting fraud or deficiencies2007OK-AG$11,700,000
VERIZON NORTHWEST INCutility safety violation2007OR-PUC$12,500
Verizon New York, Inc.employment discrimination2007NY-DHR$24,356
MCI INTERNATIONAL, INCbenefit plan administrator violation2006EBSA$50,001
WORLDCOM INTERNATIONAL DATA SERVICES, INC.benefit plan administrator violation2006EBSA$50,001
Verizon Communications, Inc.employment discrimination2006EEOC$48,900,000
Verizon Communications, Inc.Family and Medical Leave Act2006WHD$5,897
Verizonlabor relations violation2006NLRB$5,760
Verizon Phone Companylabor relations violation2006NLRB$53,000
Verizon Communications, Inc.labor relations violation2006NLRB$6,078
Alltellabor relations violation2006NLRB$23,000
Verizon Communicationslabor relations violation2006NLRB$7,000
Alltelconsumer protection violation2006WV-AG$90,000
MCIconsumer protection violation2006CA-PUC$3,300,000
VERIZON NORTHWEST INCutility safety violation2006OR-PUC$5,800
VERIZONworkplace safety or health violation2006OSHA$10,000
ALLTEL COMMUNICATIONSworkplace safety or health violation2006OSHA$6,250
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wirelessenvironmental violation2006EPA$11,034
Verizonlabor relations violation2005NLRB$5,000
Cellco Partnership, d/b/a Verizon Wirelesslabor relations violation2005NLRB$23,500
Worldcom, Inc.benefit plan administrator violation2005private lawsuit-federal$47,150,000
MCItax violations2005MULTI-AG$315,000,000
MCItax violations2005MS-AG$100,000,000
MCI Inc.privacy violation2005MO-AG$40,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.