Violation Tracker Parent Company Summary
Parent Company Name:
Walmart
Ownership Structure:
publicly traded (ticker symbol WMT)
Headquartered in:
Arkansas
Major Industry:
retailing
Specific Industry:
retail-discount stores
Penalty total since 2000:
$2,065,795,548
Number of records:
441
| Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined) | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
|---|---|---|
| employment-related offenses | $1,603,367,403 | 111 |
| competition-related offenses | $281,000,000 | 2 |
| environment-related offenses | $135,560,969 | 89 |
| consumer-protection-related offenses | $35,848,767 | 21 |
| government-contracting-related offenses | $5,548,904 | 5 |
| Top 5 Primary Offense Types | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
|---|---|---|
| wage and hour violation | $1,495,127,880 | 42 |
| Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | $281,000,000 | 2 |
| environmental violation | $135,560,969 | 89 |
| employment discrimination | $92,981,531 | 36 |
| consumer protection violation | $25,678,267 | 16 |
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 an overview of this company's accountability track record, read its Corporate Rap Sheet here.
Subsidy Tracker data on financial assistance to this company by federal, state and local government agencies can be found here.
For an overview of assistance this company is receiving under the CARES Act, see its Covid Stimulus Watch summary page 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wal-Mart Stores | wage and hour violation | 2008 | private lawsuit-federal/state | $640,000,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores | wage and hour violation | 2016 | private lawsuit-state | $242,000,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores | wage and hour violation | 2009 | private lawsuit-state | $152,000,000 |
| Walmart | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | 2019 | SEC | $144,000,000 |
| Walmart Inc. | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | 2019 | DOJ_CRIMINAL | $137,000,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores | wage and hour violation | 2010 | private lawsuit-federal | $86,000,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores | wage and hour violation | 2009 | private lawsuit-federal | $85,000,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores Inc. | environmental violation | 2013 | EPA | $81,600,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $65,000,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores | wage and hour violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $60,800,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores | wage and hour violation | 2008 | private lawsuit-state | $54,000,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores | wage and hour violation | 2009 | private lawsuit-state | $40,000,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2007 | WHD | $33,000,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | environmental violation | 2010 | CA-MULTI | $27,600,000 |
| Walmart, Inc. | employment discrimination | 2020 | EEOC | $20,000,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores | employment discrimination | 2009 | private lawsuit-federal | $17,500,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | consumer protection violation | 2005 | CA-AG | $14,500,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores Inc. | employment discrimination | 2020 | private lawsuit-federal | $14,000,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores Inc. | employment discrimination | 2010 | EEOC | $11,700,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores | work visa violations | 2005 | USAO | $11,000,000 |
| Walmart Inc. | privacy violation | 2021 | private lawsuit-state | $10,000,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2020 | private lawsuit-federal | $8,700,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores | employment discrimination | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $7,500,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores | employment discrimination | 2001 | EEOC | $6,800,000 |
| Wal-mart Stores, Inc. | environmental violation | 2013 | EPA | $6,116,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores Inc. | environmental violation | 2001 | EPA | $5,500,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2012 | WHD | $5,292,257 |
| Walmart | employment discrimination | 2019 | EEOC | $5,200,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2007 | WHD | $5,058,550 |
| Wal-Mart Stores | wage and hour violation | 2010 | private lawsuit-federal | $4,450,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2007 | CA-LCO | $4,098,900 |
| Wal-Mart Stores Inc. | benefit plan administrator violation | 2012 | private lawsuit-federal | $3,500,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores | environmental violation | 2004 | EPA | $3,350,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2009 | MA-AG | $3,000,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | False Claims Act and related | 2004 | DOJ_CIVIL | $2,866,904 |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | False Claims Act and related | 2004 | MULTI-AG | (*) $2,866,904 |
| Wal-Mart Stores | employment discrimination | 2005 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,800,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2007 | WHD | $2,478,757 |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (National Case) | environmental violation | 2005 | EPA | (*) $2,147,265 |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | consumer protection violation | 2012 | CA-AG | $2,100,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores | employment discrimination | 2007 | private lawsuit-state | $1,972,774 |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | consumer protection violation | 2009 | NY-NCDA | $1,900,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2007 | WHD | $1,654,184 |
| Wal-Mart Stores Inc. | False Claims Act and related | 2017 | USAO | $1,650,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc | environmental violation | 2013 | EPA | $1,512,000 |
| Walmart | consumer protection violation | 2006 | MI-AG | $1,500,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | consumer protection violation | 2008 | CA-AG | $1,450,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | environmental violation | 2012 | MO-AG | $1,268,460 |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | environmental violation | 2005 | CT-AG | $1,150,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2007 | WHD | $1,035,239 |
| Wal-Mart Stores Inc. | consumer protection violation | 2009 | AZ-AG | $1,000,000 |
| WAL-MART STORES, INC. # 259 | environmental violation | 2001 | EPA | $1,000,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | environmental violation | 2017 | CA-MULTI | $940,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores Inc. | False Claims Act and related | 2018 | USAO | $825,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | consumer protection violation | 2015 | CA-MULTI | $820,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores Inc. | tax violations | 2004 | IL-AG | $803,904 |
| Wal-Mart Stores | wage and hour violation | 2017 | private lawsuit-federal | $800,000 |
| Wal-Mart | consumer protection violation | 2010 | NJ-AG | $775,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores Inc. | product safety violation | 2003 | CPSC | $750,000 |
| WAL-MART STORES, INC. | environmental violation | 2004 | FL-DEP | $750,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores | employment discrimination | 2010 | private lawsuit-state | $695,654 |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | consumer protection violation | 2005 | CA-MULTI | $525,000 |
| Walmart, Inc. | consumer protection violation | 2019 | CA-MULTI | $495,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores Inc. | employment discrimination | 2011 | EEOC | $440,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores | tobacco litigation | 2003 | NY-AG | $437,500 |
| WAL-MART STORES, INC (5 FACILITIES) (NATIONAL CASE) | environmental violation | 2005 | EPA | $435,920 |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | employment discrimination | 2001 | EEOC | $427,500 |
| Walmart, Inc. | environmental violation | 2021 | CA-ARB | $415,000 |
| Walmart Stores East, LP | employment discrimination | 2021 | EEOC | $410,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores | environmental violation | 2004 | EPA | $400,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores | wage and hour violation | 2012 | private lawsuit-federal | $400,000 |
| Walmart Transportation LLC | environmental violation | 2017 | EPA | $400,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores East LP | employment discrimination | 2014 | EEOC | $363,419 |
| WAL-MART | environmental violation | 2005 | EPA | (*) $330,095 |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | employment discrimination | 2006 | EEOC | $315,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | employment discrimination | 2008 | EEOC | $300,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores Inc. | employment discrimination | 2011 | EEOC | $275,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores | employment discrimination | 2005 | private lawsuit-federal | $262,684 |
| Wal-Mart Stores | employment discrimination | 2008 | EEOC | $250,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | environmental violation | 2007 | CA-ARB | $250,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores | employment discrimination | 2004 | private lawsuit-federal | $236,000 |
| Walmart | consumer protection violation | 2015 | NY-AG | $225,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | employment discrimination | 2002 | EEOC | $220,000 |
| Walmart Inc. | False Claims Act and related | 2012 | MA-AG | $207,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores | consumer protection violation | 2003 | NY-AG | $200,000 |
| WAL-MART STORES, INC. | environmental violation | 2008 | EPA | $199,000 |
| Wal-Mart | workplace safety or health violation | 2013 | OSHA | $190,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | environmental violation | 2005 | EPA | $185,538 |
| WAL-MART STORES, INC. D/B/A SAM'S CLUB (NATIONAL CASE) | environmental violation | 2004 | EPA | $160,000 |
| WALMART SUPERCENTER STORE #2859 | workplace safety or health violation | 2011 | OSHA | $155,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores of Texas, L.L.C. | employment discrimination | 2015 | EEOC | $150,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | employment discrimination | 2003 | EEOC | $150,000 |
| WAL-MART STORES INC | environmental violation | 2005 | EPA | $150,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | employment discrimination | 2003 | EEOC | $143,500 |
| Wal-Mart Stores | wage and hour violation | 2005 | WHD | $135,540 |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | employment discrimination | 2000 | EEOC | $132,500 |
| Wal Mart de Puerto Rico | environmental violation | 2007 | EPA | $121,000 |
| Wal-Mart.com USA | telecommunications violation | 2014 | FCC | $120,000 |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | labor relations violation | 2009 | NLRB | $109,813 |
| Wal-Mart | environmental violation | 2004 | CA-ARB | $106,337 |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | labor relations violation | 2008 | NLRB | $100,000 |
