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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Merck & Co. Inc.
Current Parent Company: Merck
Penalty: $6,200,000
Year: 2019
Date: December 3, 2019
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: employment discrimination
Secondary Offense: gender discrimination
Violation Description: Merck paid $6.2 million to resolve a class action suit alleging that its practices discriminated against women sales rep who took maternity leave.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: District of New Jersey
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 3:13-cv-2970
Case Name: Smith v. Merck & Co., Inc.
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: New Jersey
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: pharmaceuticals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: pharmaceuticals
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