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:
$11,943,904
Number of records:
43
| Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined) | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
|---|---|---|
| employment-related offenses | $7,283,465 | 33 |
| competition-related offenses | $4,550,000 | 1 |
| safety-related offenses | $57,466 | 7 |
| environment-related offenses | $52,973 | 2 |
| Top 5 Primary Offense Types | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
|---|---|---|
| wage and hour violation | $4,851,704 | 18 |
| kickbacks and bribery | $4,550,000 | 1 |
| employment discrimination | $1,000,000 | 4 |
| employment screening violation | $900,000 | 1 |
| labor relations violation | $531,761 | 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.
Links:
For more details on misconduct by this company, see its entry in the Project On Government Oversight's Federal Contractor Misconduct Database.
Subsidy Tracker data on financial assistance to this company by federal, state and local government agencies can be found here.
Individual Penalty Records:
Click on the company or penalty amount for more information on each case.
| Company | Primary Offense Type | Year | Agency |
Penalty Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell Companies, Inc. | kickbacks and bribery | 2019 | MS-AG | $4,550,000 |
| 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. | wage and hour violation | 2017 | WHD | $120,443 |
| 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. | labor relations violation | 2018 | NLRB | $60,000 |
| The GEO Group, Inc | wage and hour violation | 2019 | WHD | $57,314 |
| 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. | wage and hour violation | 2017 | WHD | $17,168 |
| THE GEO GROUP, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2012 | OSHA | $16,500 |
| GEO Corrections and Detention LLC | labor relations violation | 2020 | NLRB | $16,156 |
| 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 |
| The Geo Group. Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2018 | WHD | $10,645 |
| Cornell Companies, Inc. | labor relations violation | 2005 | NLRB | $9,840 |
| GEO Group, Inc. | labor relations violation | 2006 | NLRB | $9,250 |
| THE GEO GROUP, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2018 | OSHA | $7,391 |
| GEO CORRECTIONS & DETENTION I | workplace safety or health violation | 2014 | OSHA | $7,350 |
| 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 |
