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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: HomeAdvisor, Inc.
Current Parent Company: IAC/InterActiveCorp
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:  subscribe to see this data field
Penalty: $6,820,000
Year: 2023
Date: May 23, 2023
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: HomeAdvisor agreed to pay $6.82 million civil penalties to resolve a false advertising action alleging the company's claims of background checks on home service providers were misleading, since only business owners were checked, not other employees.
Level of Government: local
Action Type: agency action
Agency: City and County of San Francisco (CA) District Attorney
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: California
Facility County: San Francisco
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: New York
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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