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:
$176,874,938
Number of records:
52
| Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined) | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
|---|---|---|
| competition-related offenses | $117,200,000 | 4 |
| employment-related offenses | $57,976,541 | 9 |
| environment-related offenses | $1,193,815 | 11 |
| safety-related offenses | $489,582 | 27 |
| consumer-protection-related offenses | $15,000 | 1 |
| Top 5 Primary Offense Types | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | $64,200,000 | 3 |
| benefit plan administrator violation | $55,000,000 | 1 |
| price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | $53,000,000 | 1 |
| employment discrimination | $2,698,610 | 2 |
| environmental violation | $1,156,775 | 10 |
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.
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| Company | Primary Offense Type | Year | Agency |
Penalty Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABB Inc. | benefit plan administrator violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $55,000,000 |
| 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 |
| Thomas & Betts Corp. | environmental violation | 2016 | CA-DTSC | $625,000 |
| Jennings Technology Company, LLC | environmental violation | 2011 | CA-DTSC | $347,000 |
| Reliance Electric, Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2012 | WHD | $209,007 |
| ABB INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2018 | OSHA | $187,000 |
| ABB, INC | environmental violation | 2011 | EPA | $74,140 |
| ABB, Inc. | energy conservation violation | 2017 | DOE | $37,040 |
| ABB INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2019 | OSHA | $34,099 |
| ABB, Inc. | environmental violation | 2010 | AZ-DEQ | $30,000 |
| 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. | workplace safety or health violation | 2019 | OSHA | $21,356 |
| ABB Inc. | labor relations violation | 2006 | NLRB | $20,000 |
| GE POWER ELECTRONICS | aviation safety violation | 2015 | FAA | $20,000 |
| Thomas & Betts | environmental violation | 2010 | AR-ENV | $18,000 |
| Thomas & Betts Caribe, Inc. | environmental violation | 2008 | EPA | $17,710 |
| Thomas & Betts Corporation | labor relations violation | 2003 | NLRB | $17,140 |
| KUHLMAN ELECTRIC CORPORATION | workplace safety or health violation | 2005 | OSHA | $17,075 |
| ABB Inc. | telecommunications violation | 2020 | FCC | $15,000 |
| 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 | 2019 | OSHA | $12,725 |
| ABB INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2019 | OSHA | $12,725 |
| ABB INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2018 | OSHA | $12,472 |
| ABB, Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2016 | WHD | $10,349 |
| Baldor Electric Co. | environmental violation | 2010 | AZ-DEQ | $10,000 |
| 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 |
| Baldor Electric Company | environmental violation | 2015 | AR-ENV | $7,500 |
| 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 |
| Baldor Electric Company | environmental violation | 2008 | AR-ENV | $5,625 |
| 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 |
