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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: PetSmart LLC
Current Parent Company: BC Partners
Penalty: $562,943
Year: 2023
Date: November 21, 2023
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: privacy violation
Violation Description: PetSmart agreed to pay up to $562,000 to settle litigation alleging it violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act by improperly requiring employees to use voice-tracking headsets without giving informed consent.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Northern District of Illinois
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 1:22-cv-01179
Case Name: Stegmann v. PetSmart LLC
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: United Kingdom
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: private equity (including portfolio companies)
Specific Industry of Current Parent: private equity (including portfolio companies)
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