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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Barneys New York
Penalty: $525,000
Year: 2014
Date: August 11, 2014
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: discriminatory practices (non-employment)
Violation Description: In a discrimination settlement with the New York Attorney General launched after two African-American customers alleged they were falsely accused of credit card fraud while shopping at the company's flagship store, Barneys agreed to change its practices and pay $525,000.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: New York Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: New York
Facility City: New York
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