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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: VHS of Michigan
Current Parent Company: Tenet Healthcare
Penalty: $42,000,000
Year: 2015
Date: September 14, 2015
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Secondary Offense: wage and hour violation
Mega-Scandal: Wage Fixing and No-Poaching Agreements
Violation Description: This case, which was brought as an antitrust action, accused various Detroit-area hospitals of conspiring to depress the wages of nurses.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Eastern District of Michigan
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 06-cv-15601
Case Name: Cason-Merendo et al v. VHS of Michigan, Inc. et al
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Texas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: healthcare services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: hospitals (for-profit)
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