Violation Tracker Parent Company Summary
Parent Company Name:
Verizon Communications
Ownership Structure:
publicly traded (ticker symbol VZ)
Headquartered in:
New York
Major Industry:
telecommunications
Specific Industry:
telecommunications
Penalty total since 2000:
$2,497,815,677
Number of records:
172
| Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined) | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
|---|---|---|
| financial offenses | $1,165,517,909 | 8 |
| consumer-protection-related offenses | $1,019,557,216 | 47 |
| employment-related offenses | $185,024,715 | 64 |
| government-contracting-related offenses | $123,295,410 | 4 |
| environment-related offenses | $2,741,376 | 23 |
| Top 5 Primary Offense Types | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
|---|---|---|
| telecommunications violation | $927,517,550 | 24 |
| accounting fraud or deficiencies | $750,200,000 | 5 |
| tax violations | $415,317,909 | 3 |
| False Claims Act and related | $123,295,410 | 4 |
| consumer protection violation | $87,824,666 | 20 |
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon Wireless | telecommunications violation | 2014 | FCC | $50,000 |
| Bell Atlantic | labor relations violation | 2002 | NLRB | $45,692 |
| MCI Inc. | privacy violation | 2005 | MO-AG | $40,000 |
| Cellco Partnership | Family and Medical Leave Act | 2013 | WHD | $37,500 |
| Verizon Pennsylvania Inc. | employment discrimination | 2009 | EEOC | $37,000 |
| Verizon | labor relations violation | 2003 | NLRB | $30,000 |
| VERIZON NEW YORK, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2019 | OSHA | $28,416 |
| Verizon Communications, Inc. | Family and Medical Leave Act | 2008 | WHD | $27,362 |
| VERIZON | workplace safety or health violation | 2002 | OSHA | $25,000 |
| Cellco Partnership, d/b/a Verizon Wireless | labor relations violation | 2005 | NLRB | $23,500 |
| Alltel | labor relations violation | 2006 | NLRB | $23,000 |
| VERIZON | environmental violation | 2000 | MA-ENV | $22,500 |
| Cello Partnership | wage and hour violation | 2003 | WHD | $20,687 |
| Verizon Teleproducts | labor relations violation | 2008 | NLRB | $20,000 |
| Verizon Select Services, Inc. | labor relations violation | 2004 | NLRB | $20,000 |
| Bell Atlantic-New Jersey, Inc. | labor relations violation | 2002 | NLRB | $20,000 |
| VERIZON | workplace safety or health violation | 2003 | OSHA | $18,315 |
| Verizon | labor relations violation | 2010 | NLRB | $17,920 |
| BELL ATLANTIC COMPANIES | environmental violation | 2000 | EPA | $16,069 |
| Bell Atlantic, Virginia | labor relations violation | 2000 | NLRB | $16,000 |
| Yahoo! Inc | wage and hour violation | 2012 | WHD | $15,161 |
| VERIZON PA INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2003 | OSHA | $14,000 |
| Verizon Virginia, LLC | environmental violation | 2017 | VA-ENV | $13,330 |
| Verizon | labor relations violation | 2007 | NLRB | $12,000 |
| VERIZON VIRGINIA LLC | workplace safety or health violation | 2020 | OSHA | $11,950 |
| Verizon California, Inc. | labor relations violation | 2009 | NLRB | $11,588 |
| Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless | environmental violation | 2006 | EPA | $11,034 |
| VERIZON CORPORATE SERVICES GROUP INC | environmental violation | 2011 | NJ-ENV | $11,000 |
| WESTERN WIRELESS CORP | environmental violation | 2000 | EPA | $10,734 |
| VERIZON CORPORATE SERVICES GROUP INC | environmental violation | 2008 | NJ-ENV | $10,500 |
| Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc. (Verizon Services Group) | labor relations violation | 2010 | NLRB | $10,200 |
| MCI INTERNATIONAL, INC | benefit plan administrator violation | 2011 | EBSA | $10,001 |
| Verizon Wireless Services, LLC | consumer protection violation | 2015 | CT-BKG | $10,000 |
| VERIZON | workplace safety or health violation | 2006 | OSHA | $10,000 |
| Verizon Wireless | labor relations violation | 2011 | NLRB | $9,900 |
| VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC | environmental violation | 2016 | MA-ENV | $9,000 |
| Verizon, Inc. | labor relations violation | 2004 | NLRB | $8,938 |
| VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC | environmental violation | 2010 | MA-ENV | $8,700 |
| Verizon Communications | labor relations violation | 2009 | NLRB | $8,347 |
| Verizon New Jersey, Inc. | labor relations violation | 2004 | NLRB | $8,000 |
| Verizon Washington DC, Inc. | environmental violation | 2018 | DC-ENV | $8,000 |
| Verizon New Jersey, Inc. | labor relations violation | 2004 | NLRB | $7,800 |
| VERIZON WIRELESS | environmental violation | 2017 | NJ-ENV | $7,800 |
| CELLCO PARTNERSHIP | environmental violation | 2001 | EPA | $7,589 |
| Verizon New Jersey Inc. | labor relations violation | 2004 | NLRB | $7,256 |
| Verizon Communications | labor relations violation | 2006 | NLRB | $7,000 |
| VERIZON | workplace safety or health violation | 2011 | OSHA | $7,000 |
| VERIZON | workplace safety or health violation | 2015 | OSHA | $7,000 |
| VERIZON | workplace safety or health violation | 2015 | OSHA | $7,000 |
| VERIZON CALIFORNIA INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2015 | OSHA | $7,000 |
| VERIZON NEW YORK INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2013 | OSHA | $7,000 |
| Verizon Communications | labor relations violation | 2008 | NLRB | $6,782 |
| VERIZON DIRECTORY | workplace safety or health violation | 2002 | OSHA | $6,720 |
| Verizon MD, Inc. | environmental violation | 2010 | MD-ENV | $6,300 |
| ALLTEL COMMUNICATIONS | workplace safety or health violation | 2006 | OSHA | $6,250 |
| Verizon Communications, Inc. | labor relations violation | 2006 | NLRB | $6,078 |
| MCI | workplace safety or health violation | 2016 | OSHA | $6,000 |
| Verizon Communications, Inc. | Family and Medical Leave Act | 2006 | WHD | $5,897 |
| Verizon | labor relations violation | 2006 | NLRB | $5,760 |
| VERIZON NJ NEW BRUNSWICK CO #24220 | environmental violation | 2008 | NJ-ENV | $5,500 |
| Cellco Partnership | Family and Medical Leave Act | 2011 | WHD | $5,450 |
| VERIZON OF NEW JERSEY INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2002 | OSHA | $5,300 |
| VERIZON CORPORATE SERVICES GROUP INC | environmental violation | 2015 | NJ-ENV | $5,200 |
| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC | workplace safety or health violation | 2013 | OSHA | $5,100 |
| Verizon | labor relations violation | 2005 | NLRB | $5,000 |
| VERIZON INC | workplace safety or health violation | 2001 | OSHA | $5,000 |
| VERIZON PENNSYLVANIA, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2008 | OSHA | $5,000 |
| VERIZON | workplace safety or health violation | 2009 | OSHA | $5,000 |
| VERIZON NEW YORK INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2014 | OSHA | $5,000 |
| VERIZON NEW ENGLAND, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2016 | OSHA | $5,000 |
| VERIZON | workplace safety or health violation | 2010 | OSHA | $5,000 |
| VERIZON | workplace safety or health violation | 2018 | OSHA | $5,000 |
