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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Facebook
Current Parent Company: Meta Platforms Inc.
Penalty: $52,000,000
Year: 2021
Date: July 14, 2021
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: workplace safety or health violation
Violation Description: Facebook agreed to pay $52 million to settle litigation alleging it ignored workplace safety standards and allowed content moderators to experience psychological trauma from the large number of graphic images they were asked to review on the job.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: private litigation
Court: San Mateo County (CA) Superior Court
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 18-cv-05135
Case Name: Selena Scola et al. v. Facebook Inc.
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: California
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: information technology
Specific Industry of Current Parent: internet services
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