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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: BFI Waste Services
Current Parent Company: Republic Services
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Penalty: $600,000
Year: 2008
Date: June 16, 2008
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: employment discrimination
Secondary Offense: racial discrimination
Violation Description: An initial award of $5.2 million was reduced by the district court and then by the court of appeals.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Eastern District of Virginia
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 02-cv-1832 and 02-cv-1833
Case Name: Delbert Gaskins and Arnold White v. BFI Waste Services, L.L.C
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: verdict
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Arizona
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: waste management and environmental services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: waste management
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