Violation Tracker Parent Company Summary
Parent Company Name:
GEO Group
Ownership Structure:
publicly traded (ticker symbol GEO)
Headquartered in:
Florida
Major Industry:
miscellaneous services
Specific Industry:
private prisons
Penalty total since 2000:
$7,097,437
Number of records:
34
| Top 10 Primary Offense Types | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
|---|---|---|
| wage and hour violation | $4,646,134 | 14 |
| employment discrimination | $1,000,000 | 4 |
| employment screening violation | $900,000 | 1 |
| labor relations violation | $455,605 | 8 |
| environmental violation | $52,973 | 2 |
| workplace safety or health violation | $42,725 | 5 |
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:
CORNELL ABRAXAS GROUP; CORNELL ABRAXAS GROUP D / B / A ABRAXAS PITTSBURGH SCHOOL; CORNELL COS; CORNELL COS DONALD WYATT; CORRECTIONAL SVC; GEO GROUP; GEO GROUP WCC; GEO Joe Corley Detention Center
Links:
For more details on misconduct by this company, see its entry in the Project On Government Oversight's Federal Contractor Misconduct Database.
For a summary of this company's federal contracts, see its page on Fedspending.
Subsidy Tracker data on financial assistance to this company by federal, state and local government agencies can be found here.
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| Company | Primary Offense Type | Year | Agency |
Penalty Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEO Group | wage and hour violation | 2005 | private lawsuit-state | $3,100,000 |
| The Geo Group, Inc. | employment screening violation | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $900,000 |
| GEO Group, Inc. | employment discrimination | 2018 | EEOC | $550,000 |
| GEO Group | wage and hour violation | 2011 | private lawsuit-federal | $401,500 |
| The GEO Group, Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2014 | WHD | $378,310 |
| GEO Joe Corley Detention Center | employment discrimination | 2019 | OFCCP | $250,000 |
| GEO Group, Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2006 | WHD | $249,307 |
| The Geo Group, Inc. | labor relations violation | 2015 | NLRB | $226,211 |
| The Geo Group Inc | wage and hour violation | 2014 | WHD | $141,623 |
| GEO Group, Inc. | employment discrimination | 2013 | EEOC | $140,000 |
| The Geo Group, Inc. | labor relations violation | 2009 | NLRB | $110,000 |
| The Geo Group, Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2005 | WHD | $81,040 |
| Cornell Companies, Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2008 | WHD | $77,338 |
| Correctional Services Corporation | wage and hour violation | 2009 | WHD | $69,042 |
| GEO Group, Inc. | employment discrimination | 2017 | EEOC | $60,000 |
| The Geo Group Inc | wage and hour violation | 2004 | WHD | $36,898 |
| Geo Group, Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2014 | WHD | $34,692 |
| The GEO Group, Inc. | labor relations violation | 2016 | NLRB | $34,662 |
| Cornell Companies, Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2005 | WHD | $33,099 |
| Cornell Abraxas Group, Inc., d/b/a Abraxas Pittsburgh School | labor relations violation | 2009 | NLRB | $32,126 |
| Correctional Services Corporation | labor relations violation | 2003 | NLRB | $28,516 |
| The Geo Group (NMU001798) | environmental violation | 2013 | EPA | $27,900 |
| THE GEO GROUP INC | environmental violation | 2014 | EPA | $25,073 |
| GEO Group, Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2012 | WHD | $17,662 |
| THE GEO GROUP, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2012 | OSHA | $16,500 |
| The Geo Group | wage and hour violation | 2011 | WHD | $14,541 |
| GEO Group | workplace safety or health violation | 2013 | OSHA | $13,600 |
| THE GEO GROUP, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2011 | OSHA | (*) $13,600 |
| GEO Group (WCC) | wage and hour violation | 2001 | WHD | $11,082 |
| Cornell Companies, Inc. | labor relations violation | 2005 | NLRB | $9,840 |
| GEO Group, Inc. | labor relations violation | 2006 | NLRB | $9,250 |
| CORNELL ABRAXAS GROUP, INC | workplace safety or health violation | 2012 | OSHA | $7,000 |
| CORNELL COMPANIES | workplace safety or health violation | 2004 | OSHA | $5,625 |
| Cornell Companies (Donald Wyatt) | labor relations violation | 2007 | NLRB | $5,000 |
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