Violation Tracker Parent Company Summary
Parent Company Name:
Sears
Ownership Structure:
privately held
Headquartered in:
Illinois
Major Industry:
retailing
Specific Industry:
retail-department stores
Penalty total since 2000:
$743,784,628
Number of records:
212
| Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined) | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
|---|---|---|
| safety-related offenses | $503,411,727 | 104 |
| employment-related offenses | $123,722,576 | 51 |
| competition-related offenses | $62,600,000 | 1 |
| government-contracting-related offenses | $37,707,492 | 5 |
| environment-related offenses | $11,601,183 | 30 |
| Top 5 Primary Offense Types | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
|---|---|---|
| product safety violation | $500,550,000 | 3 |
| fraud | $62,600,000 | 1 |
| wage and hour violation | $57,007,484 | 17 |
| benefit plan administrator violation | $45,501,100 | 3 |
| False Claims Act and related | $37,707,492 | 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 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:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sears, Roebuck & Co. | product safety violation | 2008 | private lawsuit-federal | $500,000,000 |
| Sears Roebuck | fraud | 2001 | USAO | $62,600,000 |
| Kmart Corporation | False Claims Act and related | 2017 | DOJ_CIVIL | $32,300,000 |
| Sears Group Life Insurance | benefit plan administrator violation | 2002 | private lawsuit-federal | $28,000,000 |
| Sears | wage and hour violation | 2007 | private lawsuit-federal | $17,500,000 |
| Sears Roebuck | wage and hour violation | 2009 | private lawsuit-federal | $15,000,000 |
| Sears Roebuck & Co | benefit plan administrator violation | 2007 | private lawsuit-federal | $14,500,000 |
| Kmart | environmental violation | 2009 | CA-MULTI | $8,650,000 |
| Sears, Roebuck | employment discrimination | 2012 | private lawsuit-state | $8,396,574 |
| Sears Roebuck | wage and hour violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-state | $7,500,000 |
| Sears Roebuck & Co. | employment discrimination | 2010 | EEOC | $6,200,000 |
| Sears, Roebuck and Co. | employment discrimination | 2009 | EEOC | (*) $6,200,000 |
| Sears Holdings | wage and hour violation | 2014 | private lawsuit-federal | $5,000,000 |
| Kmart | wage and hour violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-federal | $3,814,000 |
| Sears Holdings | wage and hour violation | 2014 | private lawsuit-federal | $3,200,000 |
| Sears Transition Pay Plan | benefit plan administrator violation | 2012 | private lawsuit-federal | $3,001,100 |
| K-Mart Corporation | employment screening violation | 2013 | private lawsuit-federal | $3,000,000 |
| Kmart | wage and hour violation | 2008 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,845,224 |
| Kmart Corporation | False Claims Act and related | 2013 | MULTI-AG | $2,550,000 |
| Sears Roebuck | wage and hour violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,600,000 |
| Sears, Roebuck | employment discrimination | 2001 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,559,717 |
| KMART Corp. | False Claims Act and related | 2015 | DOJ_CIVIL | $1,400,000 |
| Sears and Kmart | consumer protection violation | 2010 | CA-MULTI | $1,100,000 |
| Kmart Corporation | False Claims Act and related | 2018 | NC-AG | $932,492 |
| Sears Roebuck and Co. | consumer protection violation | 2004 | NJ-AG | $625,000 |
| Sears Holdings | environmental violation | 2016 | CA-DTSC | $625,000 |
| KMART | aviation safety violation | 2011 | FAA | $620,000 |
| Sears Holdings Corporation | environmental violation | 2008 | CA-ARB | $600,000 |
| Sears Holdings | aviation safety violation | 2015 | FAA | $533,000 |
| Kmart Corporation | False Claims Act and related | 2018 | USAO | $525,000 |
| Sears | employment discrimination | 2000 | private lawsuit-federal | $519,068 |
| Sears, Roebuck and Co. | product safety violation | 2004 | CPSC | $500,000 |
| Sears, Roebuck and Co. | consumer protection violation | 2001 | CA-AG | $500,000 |
| Sears, Roebuck & Co. and Kmart | consumer protection violation | 2013 | FTC | $475,000 |
| Kmart | wage and hour violation | 2012 | private lawsuit-federal | $475,000 |
| Sears, Roebuck and Co. | consumer protection violation | 2015 | CA-FCDA | $450,000 |
| Sears Roebuck Company | employment discrimination | 2000 | NY-AG | $445,000 |
| Sears Home Improvement Products Inc. | environmental violation | 2016 | EPA | $400,000 |
| Kmart | consumer protection violation | 2013 | NJ-AG | $302,500 |
| Sears Holdings Management Corporation | environmental violation | 2013 | CA-ARB | $285,200 |
| Sears Home Improvement Products, Inc. (Expedited R | environmental violation | 2016 | EPA | (*) $277,000 |
| Sears Roebuck and Co. and Stepan Company (CAFO) | environmental violation | 2010 | EPA | $272,800 |
| SEARS HOLDINGS MANAGEMENT C | aviation safety violation | 2017 | FAA | $266,000 |
| Sears | consumer protection violation | 2016 | CA-OCDA | $235,000 |
| K MART CORPORATION | workplace safety or health violation | 2018 | OSHA | $211,382 |
| Sears, Roebuck & Co. | consumer protection violation | 2002 | AZ-AG | $200,000 |
| Sears Holding Mangement Corporation | environmental violation | 2014 | CA-DPR | $171,834 |
| Sears, Roebuck and Company | labor relations violation | 2004 | NLRB | $164,785 |
| Sears, Roebuck and Co. | consumer protection violation | 2013 | NY-AG | $150,000 |
| Sears, Roebuck and Co. | employment discrimination | 2003 | EEOC | $125,000 |
| Sears Home Improvement Products, Inc. | environmental violation | 2016 | EPA | $123,000 |
| Kmart Corporation | employment discrimination | 2010 | EEOC | $120,000 |
| Sears, Roebuck and Co. | consumer protection violation | 2003 | NY-AG | $115,000 |
| Sears, Roebuck and Co. | employment discrimination | 2016 | OFCCP | $107,500 |
| Kmart Corporation | consumer protection violation | 2018 | MD-AG | $105,500 |
| Kmart | environmental violation | 2007 | EPA | $102,422 |
| KMart | environmental violation | 2007 | EPA | (*) $102,422 |
| Kmart Corporation | employment discrimination | 2015 | EEOC | $102,048 |
| Sears, Roebuck & Co. | employment discrimination | 2011 | EEOC | $100,000 |
| K-Mart | consumer protection violation | 2017 | WV-AG | $100,000 |
| Sears Roebuck And Co | insurance violation | 2017 | WA-INS | $100,000 |
| Sears Holdings Corporation | insurance violation | 2017 | WA-INS | $95,000 |
| SEARS ROEBUCK & CO #2166 | workplace safety or health violation | 2011 | OSHA | $73,000 |
| SEARS HOLDING COMPANY, SEARS STORE #1594 | workplace safety or health violation | 2005 | OSHA | $70,000 |
| Kmart | consumer protection violation | 2015 | NY-AG | $64,550 |
| Kmart Corp. | employment discrimination | 2004 | EEOC | $60,000 |
| KMART CORPORATION | workplace safety or health violation | 2018 | OSHA | $59,128 |
| KMart Corporation | environmental violation | 2005 | EPA | $55,000 |
| Sears Holdings Management Corp. | product safety violation | 2008 | CPSC | $50,000 |
| K-Mart Corporation, Warren Distribution Center No. 8305 | labor relations violation | 2004 | NLRB | $50,000 |
| KMART CORPORATION | aviation safety violation | 2012 | FAA | $50,000 |
| Sears Home improvement Center, Inc. | privacy violation | 2003 | KS-AG | $50,000 |
| Sears Holding Corporation | environmental violation | 2014 | CA-SCAQMD | $50,000 |
| K MART CORPORATION | motor vehicle safety violation | 2008 | FMCSA | $41,300 |
| K MART CORPORATION | motor vehicle safety violation | 2008 | FMCSA | $38,220 |
| KMART | aviation safety violation | 2011 | FAA | $38,000 |
| Sears Roebuck & Co. | energy conservation violation | 2012 | DOE | $37,040 |
| Sears, Roebuck and Co. | labor relations violation | 2002 | NLRB | $36,245 |
| K-MART CORPORATION | aviation safety violation | 2012 | FAA | $35,000 |
| Kmart Corporation | environmental violation | 2014 | CA-ARB | $34,000 |
| K Mart Corporation | labor relations violation | 2001 | NLRB | $33,000 |
| Sears, Roebuck & Co. | employment discrimination | 2010 | EEOC | $30,000 |
| SEARS | aviation safety violation | 2017 | FAA | $30,000 |
| Kmart | consumer protection violation | 2005 | NY-NYCDCWP | $30,000 |
| SEARS ROEBUCK & COMPANY | workplace safety or health violation | 2000 | OSHA | $30,000 |
| K-MART CORP. STORE #3438 | workplace safety or health violation | 2008 | OSHA | $30,000 |
| Kmart | environmental violation | 2010 | EPA | $28,812 |
| Sears Holding Management Corporation | environmental violation | 2010 | CA-ARB | $28,000 |
| K-Mart Corp. | labor relations violation | 2005 | NLRB | $26,195 |
| Kmart Corporation | labor relations violation | 2007 | NLRB | $25,000 |
| Kmart Corporation | environmental violation | 2006 | CA-AG | $25,000 |
| Sears Holdings Corporation | wage and hour violation | 2006 | WHD | $23,760 |
| SEARS | workplace safety or health violation | 2008 | OSHA | $23,620 |
| SEARS | workplace safety or health violation | 2000 | OSHA | $19,500 |
| K MART CORPORATION | workplace safety or health violation | 2005 | OSHA | $19,000 |
| SEARS LOGISTICS SERVICES, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2007 | OSHA | $18,750 |
| SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO. | workplace safety or health violation | 2006 | OSHA | $18,000 |
| K MART CORPORATION | workplace safety or health violation | 2000 | OSHA | $17,550 |
| Kmart Corporation | labor relations violation | 2003 | NLRB | $17,500 |
| KMART #9133 | environmental violation | 2013 | NJ-ENV | $17,500 |
| SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO. | workplace safety or health violation | 2008 | OSHA | $17,500 |
