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Company: American Greetings
Current Parent Company: Clayton Dubilier & Rice
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Penalty: $4,000,000
Year: 2016
Date: May 19, 2016
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: wage and hour violation
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Northern District of California
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 14-cv-2577
Case Name: Smith v. American Greetings Corporation
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: New York
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: private equity (including portfolio companies)
Specific Industry of Current Parent: private equity (including portfolio companies)
Source of Data: 12-11 Mealey's Litig. Rep. Employ. L. 9 (2016)
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