Violation Tracker Parent Company Summary
Parent Company Name:
CenturyLink
Ownership Structure:
publicly traded (ticker symbol CTL)
Headquartered in:
Louisiana
Major Industry:
telecommunications
Specific Industry:
telecommunications
Penalty total since 2000:
$371,275,696
Number of records:
63
| Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined) | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
|---|---|---|
| financial offenses | $269,000,000 | 2 |
| consumer-protection-related offenses | $54,625,000 | 21 |
| employment-related offenses | $39,173,847 | 23 |
| government-contracting-related offenses | $8,200,000 | 1 |
| environment-related offenses | $167,493 | 7 |
| Top 5 Primary Offense Types | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
|---|---|---|
| accounting fraud or deficiencies | $269,000,000 | 2 |
| telecommunications violation | $36,525,000 | 13 |
| benefit plan administrator violation | $36,200,000 | 2 |
| consumer protection violation | $18,100,000 | 8 |
| False Claims Act and related | $8,200,000 | 1 |
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.
Associated Names:
CENTURY LINK; CENTURY LINK COMMUNICATIONS; CENTURY MARKETING SOLUTIONS; CENTURYLINK; CENTURYLINK COMMUNICATIONS, LLC; CENTURYLINK LNP; EMBARQ; EMBARQ HOLDING; LEVEL 3; Level 3 Communications, Inc.; QWEST; Qwest Communications Corp. and LCI International Telecom Corp.; QWEST COMMUNICATIONS CORP.-NEWPORT (CLOSED); QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTL; QWEST CORPORATION DBA CENTURY LINK QC; Qwest Corporation, d/b/a CenturyLink QC; Qwest International; Qwest International Communications, Inc.; SPRINT CENTRAL T [...]
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Individual Penalty Records:
Click on the company or penalty amount for more information on each case.
| Company | Primary Offense Type | Year | Agency |
Penalty Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QWEST CORPORATION DBA CENTURY LINK QC | environmental violation | 2007 | EPA | $5,000 |
| CENTURY LINK | workplace safety or health violation | 2015 | OSHA | $5,000 |
| LEVEL 3, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2011 | OSHA | $5,880 |
| U S WEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2000 | OSHA | $7,500 |
| CENTURY LINK COMMUNICATIONS, LLC | environmental violation | 2016 | EPA | $7,879 |
| QWEST CORPORATION DBA CENTURY LINK QC | environmental violation | 2009 | EPA | $8,100 |
| CENTURYLINK | workplace safety or health violation | 2016 | OSHA | $9,000 |
| U.S. WEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC | environmental violation | 2000 | EPA | $10,167 |
| Qwest Communications | labor relations violation | 2008 | NLRB | $11,200 |
| U S West Communications | labor relations violation | 2001 | NLRB | $12,500 |
| CENTURY LINK | workplace safety or health violation | 2012 | OSHA | $12,500 |
| CENTURYLINK COMMUNICATIONS, LLC | workplace safety or health violation | 2020 | OSHA | $12,500 |
| QWEST CORP DBA CENTURYLINK QC | workplace safety or health violation | 2013 | OSHA | $15,120 |
| CENTURY MARKETING SOLUTIONS | workplace safety or health violation | 2014 | OSHA | $16,449 |
| U S West Communications | labor relations violation | 2001 | NLRB | $16,500 |
| Qwest Communications Corporation | wage and hour violation | 2007 | WHD | $18,000 |
| WILTEL COMMUNICATIONS LLC | environmental violation | 2006 | EPA | $24,500 |
| QWEST COMMUNICATIONS CORP.-NEWPORT (CLOSED) | environmental violation | 2002 | EPA | $25,000 |
| CENTURYLINK LNP | workplace safety or health violation | 2018 | OSHA | $25,407 |
| Sprint Central Telephone Co. of Virginia, Inc. | labor relations violation | 2005 | NLRB | $32,774 |
| QWEST COMMUNICATIONS | labor relations violation | 2009 | NLRB | $45,000 |
| Embarq Corporation | labor relations violation | 2012 | NLRB | $47,357 |
| QWEST | labor relations violation | 2009 | NLRB | $49,000 |
| Qwest Corporation, d/b/a CenturyLink QC | labor relations violation | 2019 | NLRB | $55,000 |
| Qwest Communications | labor relations violation | 2010 | NLRB | $60,000 |
| Qwest Communications | labor relations violation | 2003 | NLRB | $62,500 |
| Sprint Florida, Inc. / South Area | labor relations violation | 2004 | NLRB | $63,000 |
| Qwest Communications | telecommunications violation | 2000 | OR-AG | $75,000 |
| Qwest Corporation | labor relations violation | 2009 | NLRB | $83,400 |
| QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC. | environmental violation | 2001 | EPA | $86,847 |
| Qwest Communications | labor relations violation | 2008 | NLRB | $100,000 |
| United Telephone Company of Florida | wage and hour violation | 2010 | WHD | $144,593 |
| CenturyLink | telecommunications violation | 2012 | FCC | $150,000 |
| Qwest International Communications, Inc. | telecommunications violation | 2000 | NV-AG | $175,000 |
| Level 3 Communications | wage and hour violation | 2012 | private lawsuit-federal | $178,706 |
| Qwest Communications, Inc. | labor relations violation | 2009 | NLRB | $188,003 |
| Qwest Corp. | consumer protection violation | 2002 | ID-AG | $200,000 |
| Embarq Holdings Company LLC | wage and hour violation | 2007 | WHD | $202,314 |
| Sprint-Florida, Inc. North Area | labor relations violation | 2003 | NLRB | $229,000 |
| Qwest Communications Corporation | consumer protection violation | 2000 | WI-AG | $250,000 |
| Qwest Communications Corp. and LCI International Telecom Corp. | consumer protection violation | 2000 | KS-AG | $350,000 |
| Qwest Communications International | consumer protection violation | 2001 | PA-AG | $350,000 |
| Qwest Communications International Inc. | employment discrimination | 2006 | EEOC | $400,000 |
| Centurylink | telecommunications violation | 2019 | FCC | $400,000 |
| Qwest Communications International Inc. | telecommunications violation | 2000 | MN-AG | $500,000 |
| Qwest International | telecommunications violation | 2001 | NJ-DCA | $500,000 |
| Centurylink | telecommunications violation | 2019 | FCC | $550,000 |
| Qwest Corporation | telecommunications violation | 2002 | OR-AG | $575,000 |
| Qwest | wage and hour violation | 2011 | private lawsuit-federal | $975,000 |
| Level 3 | telecommunications violation | 2013 | FCC | $1,000,000 |
| Qwest | consumer protection violation | 2002 | CO-AG | $1,000,000 |
| Qwest Communications International, Inc. | telecommunications violation | 2001 | CT-AG | $1,100,000 |
| Qwest Communications | consumer protection violation | 2002 | WA-AG | $1,300,000 |
| Level 3 Communications, Inc. | benefit plan administrator violation | 2012 | private lawsuit-federal | $3,200,000 |
| Qwest | consumer protection violation | 2003 | AZ-AG | $3,750,000 |
| Qwest Communications International | telecommunications violation | 2003 | FCC | $6,500,000 |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC | False Claims Act and related | 2016 | MA-AG | $8,200,000 |
| Qwest Corporation | telecommunications violation | 2004 | FCC | $9,000,000 |
| CenturyLink | consumer protection violation | 2020 | AZ-AG | $10,900,000 |
| CenturyLink | telecommunications violation | 2015 | FCC | $16,000,000 |
| Qwest | accounting fraud or deficiencies | 2007 | AK-AG | $19,000,000 |
| Qwest Communications | benefit plan administrator violation | 2007 | private lawsuit-federal | $33,000,000 |
| Qwest Communications International Inc. | accounting fraud or deficiencies | 2004 | SEC | $250,000,000 |
