Violation Tracker Parent Company Summary
Parent Company Name:
ABB Ltd.
Ownership Structure:
publicly traded (ticker symbol ABB)
Headquartered in:
Switzerland
Major Industry:
utilities and power generation
Specific Industry:
power systems
Penalty total since 2000:
$120,610,408
Number of records:
42
| Top 10 Primary Offense Types | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | $64,200,000 | 3 |
| price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | $53,000,000 | 1 |
| employment discrimination | $2,698,610 | 2 |
| wage and hour violation | $234,165 | 3 |
| workplace safety or health violation | $194,997 | 20 |
| environmental violation | $175,150 | 7 |
| labor relations violation | $43,766 | 3 |
| energy conservation violation | $37,040 | 1 |
| aviation safety violation | $20,000 | 1 |
| motor vehicle safety violation | $6,680 | 1 |
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 dollar total above may be adjusted to account for the fact that the list of 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. Duplicate penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the list below.
Associated Names:
ABB; ABB MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA PARTICIPATIONS AG; ABB PAINT AUTOMATION GROUP; BALDOR ELECTRIC; GE POWER ELECTRONICS; HOMAC MFG; KUHLMAN ELECTRIC; RELIANCE ELECTRIC; THOMAS & BETTS CORPORATION 050310027500025; THOMAS AND BETTS; THOMAS AND BETTS CARIBE
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| Company | Primary Offense Type | Year | Agency |
Penalty Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABB Middle East & Africa Participations AG | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2001 | DOJ_ANTITRUST | $53,000,000 |
| ABB Ltd. | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | 2010 | SEC | $39,300,000 |
| ABB Ltd. | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | 2010 | DOJ_CRIMINAL | $19,000,000 |
| ABB Ltd | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | 2004 | SEC | $5,900,000 |
| Baldor Electric Co. | employment discrimination | 2012 | OFCCP | $2,000,000 |
| Thomas & Betts | employment discrimination | 2003 | private lawsuit-federal | $698,610 |
| Reliance Electric, Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2012 | WHD | $209,007 |
| ABB, INC | environmental violation | 2011 | EPA | $74,140 |
| ABB, Inc. | energy conservation violation | 2017 | DOEOGC | $37,040 |
| ABB POWER T & D COMPANY, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2001 | OSHA | $25,000 |
| HOMAC MANUFACTURING COMPANY | environmental violation | 2010 | EPA | $21,800 |
| ABB Inc. | labor relations violation | 2006 | NLRB | $20,000 |
| GE POWER ELECTRONICS | aviation safety violation | 2015 | FAA | $20,000 |
| THOMAS & BETTS | environmental violation | 2004 | EPA | $18,900 |
| THOMAS & BETTS CORPORATION 050310027500025 | environmental violation | 2010 | EPA | $18,000 |
| Thomas & Betts Caribe, Inc. | environmental violation | 2008 | EPA | $17,710 |
| ABB | environmental violation | 2003 | EPA | $17,600 |
| Thomas & Betts Corporation | labor relations violation | 2003 | NLRB | $17,140 |
| KUHLMAN ELECTRIC CORPORATION | workplace safety or health violation | 2005 | OSHA | $17,075 |
| ABB INCORPORATED | workplace safety or health violation | 2016 | OSHA | $15,000 |
| Baldor Electric Company, Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2006 | WHD | $14,809 |
| THOMAS & BETTS CORPORATION | workplace safety or health violation | 2009 | OSHA | $13,000 |
| THOMAS & BETTS CORPORATION | workplace safety or health violation | 2012 | OSHA | $12,780 |
| ABB INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2018 | OSHA | $12,472 |
| ABB, Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2016 | WHD | $10,349 |
| ABB KUHLMAN ELECTRIC CORPORATION | workplace safety or health violation | 2011 | OSHA | $10,000 |
| ABB INC | workplace safety or health violation | 2000 | OSHA | $9,000 |
| ABB POWER T & D COMPANY, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2001 | OSHA | $9,000 |
| ABB PAINT AUTOMATION GROUP | workplace safety or health violation | 2000 | OSHA | $8,375 |
| ABB, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2005 | OSHA | $7,800 |
| THOMAS & BETTS CORP. DBA JENNINGS TECHNOLOGY INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2013 | OSHA | $7,730 |
| THOMAS & BETTS INC | workplace safety or health violation | 2005 | OSHA | $7,650 |
| ABB INC. | environmental violation | 2002 | EPA | $7,000 |
| THOMAS & BETTS CORPORATION | workplace safety or health violation | 2006 | OSHA | $6,750 |
| ABB INC | motor vehicle safety violation | 2005 | FMCSA | $6,680 |
| ABB, Inc. | labor relations violation | 2004 | NLRB | $6,626 |
| KUHLMAN ELECTRIC CORPORATION | workplace safety or health violation | 2000 | OSHA | $6,375 |
| THOMAS & BETTS | workplace safety or health violation | 2002 | OSHA | $6,000 |
| ABB INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2015 | OSHA | $5,600 |
| ABB, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2015 | OSHA | $5,390 |
| KUHLMAN ELECTRIC CORPORATION | workplace safety or health violation | 2005 | OSHA | $5,000 |
| ABB INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2015 | OSHA | $5,000 |
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