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Company: Kohl's Department Stores, Inc.
Current Parent Company: Kohl's
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Penalty: $220,000
Year: 2020
Date: June 10, 2020
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: privacy violation
Violation Description: Kohl's Department Stores, Inc. agreed to pay a civil penalty of $220,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that the Wisconsin-based retailer violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by refusing to provide complete records of transactions to consumers whose personal information was used by identity thieves.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Federal Trade Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Wisconsin
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail-department stores
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.