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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Costco Wholesale
Current Parent Company: Costco
Penalty: $12,883,959
Year: 2014
Date: May 27, 2014
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: employment discrimination
Secondary Offense: gender discrimination
Violation Description: The case alleged that Costco discriminated against women in choosing general managers and assistant general managers. The company agreed to create an $8 million fund to pay claims by class members and subsequently agreed to pay $3.95 million in attorneys' fees and $933,959 in costs.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Northern District of California
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 3:04-cv-3341
Case Name: Ellis v. Costco Wholesale Corporation
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Washington
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail
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