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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Ross Stores, Inc.
Current Parent Company: Ross Stores
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Penalty: $3,335,000
Year: 2020
Date: December 1, 2020
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: Ross Stores paid a total of $2,550,000 in civil penalties, $340,000 for Supplemental Environmental Projects, and $445,000 in costs, to 38 District Attorneys and two City Attorneys in settling claims that it unlawfully disposed of hazardous waste in municipal landfills not authorized to accept it.
Level of Government: local
Action Type: agency action
Agency: California Multi-Jurisdiction Case
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: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail-apparel
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.