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Violation Tracker Current Parent Company Summary

Current Parent Company Name: Ecolab
Ownership Structure: publicly traded (ticker symbol NYSE: ECL)
Headquartered in: Minnesota
Major Industry: chemicals
Specific Industry: cleaning products
Penalty total since 2000: $122,317,000
Number of records: 84
Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined)Penalty TotalNumber of Records
employment-related offenses$114,173,99015
environment-related offenses$3,676,93230
competition-related offenses$2,115,0002
financial offenses$2,000,0001
safety-related offenses$351,07836
Top 5 Primary Offense TypesPenalty TotalNumber of Records
wage and hour violation$113,905,99010
environmental violation$2,824,83222
fraud$2,000,0001
accounting fraud or deficiencies$2,000,0001
pesticide violation$818,1506
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: For a summary of this company's regulatory penalties in more than 50 other countries, see its Violation Tracker Global summary page here.

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 TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount sort icon
Ecolabwage and hour violation2016private lawsuit-federal$35,000,000
Ecolabwage and hour violation2013private lawsuit-federal$29,000,000
Ecolabwage and hour violation2009private lawsuit-state$27,400,000
Ecolabwage and hour violation2016private lawsuit-federal$7,500,000
Ecolabwage and hour violation2010private lawsuit-federal$6,000,000
Ecolabwage and hour violation2017private lawsuit-federal$5,950,000
Ecolab Inc.wage and hour violation2021private lawsuit-federal$2,550,000
Swisher Hygieneaccounting fraud or deficiencies2016SEC$2,000,000
Swisher Hygiene Inc.fraud2015USAO$2,000,000
Nalco Company LLCenvironmental violation2017TX-ENV$847,284
Ecolab, Inc.pesticide violation2007CT-ENV$583,000
Ecolab, Inc.environmental violation2014EPA$457,830
Ecolab, Inc.wage and hour violation2014WHD$424,769
PUROLITE COMPANYenvironmental violation2002EPA$400,000
ECOLAB INC.environmental violation2001EPA$277,953
Nalco Companyenvironmental violation2013EPA$225,000
ECOLAB, INCenvironmental violation2021EPA$180,000
NALCO COmpanyenvironmental violation2024EPA$127,520
Ecolab, Inc.pesticide violation2014CA-DPR$120,000
Ecolab Inc.employment discrimination2009DOJ_RIGHTS$118,000
Nalco Companyexport control violation2008BIS$115,000
Nalco Companypesticide violation2012CA-DPR$79,772
Ecolab Inc.wage and hour violation2010WA-DLI$67,108
Ecolab, Inc.environmental violation2006EPA$62,600
The Purolite Company, Division of Bro-Tech Corporationlabor relations violation2004NLRB$60,000
Nalco Chemical Companylabor relations violation2012NLRB$50,000
Ondeo Nalco Companyenvironmental violation2002EPA$47,477
ECOLAB INCmotor vehicle safety violation2007FMCSA$40,170
EcoLab, Inc.environmental violation2021EPA$34,407
Nalco Company LLCenvironmental violation2019TX-ENV$27,540
ECOLAB INCenvironmental violation2021EPA$27,100
Nalco Co.solid waste violation2008WY-ENV$23,950
Ecolabenvironmental violation2023GA-ENV$22,900
Ecolab Inc.labor relations violation2004NLRB$20,000
The Purolite Company, Division of Bro-Tech Corporationlabor relations violation2003NLRB$20,000
Ecolab Inc.environmental violation2009EPA$19,500
NALCO CONTRACT OPERATIONS LLCworkplace safety or health violation2017OSHA$19,208
Nalco Company LLCenvironmental violation2017TX-ENV$17,400
ECOLAB INC.workplace safety or health violation2013OSHA$16,400
Nalco Companypesticide violation2007CA-DPR$15,878
ECOLAB INC.workplace safety or health violation2004OSHA$14,625
Ecolab Inc.railroad safety violation2004FRA$14,250
Ecolab Inc.wage and hour violation2011WHD$14,113
ECOLAB, INC.motor vehicle safety violation2005FMCSA$14,090
NALCO COMPANYworkplace safety or health violation2014OSHA$14,000
ECOLAB INC.workplace safety or health violation2013OSHA$13,800
ECOLAB PEST ELIMINATIONworkplace safety or health violation2021OSHA$13,277
Ecolab, Inc.pesticide violation2006IL-AG$12,500
Nalco Companyrailroad safety violation2021FRA$12,000
NALCO COaviation safety violation2012FAA$11,000
NALCO COair pollution violation2008IL-ENV$10,000
ECOLAB, INC.workplace safety or health violation2018OSHA$10,000
Nalco Companyenvironmental violation2004EPA$10,000
ECOLAB INCORPORATEDaviation safety violation2015FAA$9,750
ECOLAB, INC.workplace safety or health violation2007OSHA$9,375
NALCO, INC. .workplace safety or health violation2005OSHA$8,775
Sammy Edwardsenvironmental violation2016EPA$8,100
Nalco Companyrailroad safety violation2012FRA$8,000
ECOLABworkplace safety or health violation2011OSHA$7,500
Ecolab, Inc.environmental violation2021WV-ENV$7,370
ECOLAB, Inc.railroad safety violation2015FRA$7,200
Nalco Companyrailroad safety violation2018FRA$7,000
Nalco Companypesticide violation2014CA-DPR$7,000
ECOLAB INC.workplace safety or health violation2014OSHA$7,000
ECOLAB, INC.workplace safety or health violation2014OSHA$7,000
Nalco Company LLCenvironmental violation2018TX-ENV$6,931
SWISHER HYGIENE INTERNATIONAL, INC.workplace safety or health violation2012OSHA$6,840
Nalco Companyenvironmental violation2007EPA$6,500
Nalco Company LLCenvironmental violation2018TX-ENV$6,420
Ecolab, Inc.railroad safety violation2023FRA$6,300
NALCO COMPANYworkplace safety or health violation2017OSHA$6,300
Ecolab, Inc.railroad safety violation2020FRA$6,275
NALCO COMPANYmotor vehicle safety violation2007FMCSA$6,060
Ecolab Inc.railroad safety violation2007FRA$6,000
Ecolab Inc.railroad safety violation2008FRA$6,000
ECOLABworkplace safety or health violation2018OSHA$5,683
ECOLAB, Inc.railroad safety violation2014FRA$5,625
Ecolab Inc.railroad safety violation2007FRA$5,500
SWISHER HYGIENE, INC.aviation safety violation2015FAA$5,500
ECOLAB, Inc.railroad safety violation2017FRA$5,475
Ecolab, Inc.railroad safety violation2021FRA$5,100
ECOLAB INCworkplace safety or health violation2006OSHA$5,000
ECOLAB INC. TEXTILE CARE DIVISIONworkplace safety or health violation2009OSHA$5,000
ECOLAB, INC.environmental violation2000EPA$5,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.