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Company: The Children's Place
Current Parent Company: The Children's Place Inc.
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Penalty: $150,000
Year: 2000
Date: December 21, 2000
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: discriminatory practices (non-employment)
Violation Description: The Children's Place retail stores agreed to pay up to $100,000 for an anti-discrimination consulting firm and $50,000 to a Boston children's organization in settlement of allegations it discriminated against minority customers.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Massachusetts Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Massachusetts
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: New Jersey
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail-apparel
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