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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Instacart
Current Parent Company: Instacart
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:  subscribe to see this data field
Penalty: $46,500,000
Year: 2022
Date: October 10, 2022
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: wage and hour violation
Mega-Scandal: Wage Theft
Violation Description: Instacart agreed to pay $46,500,000 in restitution and civil penalties in settlement of allegations the company improperly classified its gig economy workers as independent contractors rather than employees.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: San Diego (CA) City Attorney
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: California
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: California
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: miscellaneous services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: grocery delivery service
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.