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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Guitar Center
Current Parent Company: Ares Management
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Penalty: $2,900,000
Year: 2006
Date: July 14, 2006
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: wage and hour violation
Violation Description: meal/rest break violation
Level of Government: state
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Superior Court of State of California, County of Los Angeles
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: BC322958
Case Name: CARLOS RODRIGUEZ VS THE GUITAR CENTER
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
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: private equity (including portfolio companies)
Specific Industry of Current Parent: private equity (including portfolio companies)
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Notes: The settlement also covered another case in the same court: James McClain et. al. v. Guitar Center Stores, Inc. (Case No. BC326002).
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.