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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: The TJX Companies, Inc.
Current Parent Company: TJX
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Penalty: $2,777,500
Year: 2014
Date: September 22, 2014
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: hazardous waste violation
Violation Description: The TJX Companies, Inc. agreed to pay $2,777,500 in settlement of allegations by 35 California District Attorneys and two City Attorneys that its stores violated state laws concerning the handling and disposal of hazardous waste with products they used and sold.
Level of Government: local
Action Type: agency action
Agency: California Multi-Jurisdiction Case
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
Facility State: California
Facility County: multi-county
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Massachusetts
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail-apparel
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