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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Merrill Lynch
Current Parent Company: Bank of America
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Penalty: $37,000,000
Year: 2006
Date: February 17, 2006
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: wage and hour violation
Mega-Scandal: Wage Theft
Violation Description: misclassification
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Northern District of California
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 04-CV-04135
Case Name: Ken Burns, et al. v.?Merrill Lynch,?Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: North Carolina
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: financial services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: banking
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