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Corporate conduct Recall

Home recalled metal charms sold with Twentieth Century Fox DVDs for a toxic lead hazard

Metal Charms Sold with Twentieth Century Fox DVDs Recalled for Toxic Lead Hazard.

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Metal Charms Sold with Twentieth Century Fox DVDs Recalled for Toxic Lead Hazard

Metal Charms Sold with Twentieth Century Fox DVDs Recalled for Toxic Lead Hazard

Corporate conduct Recall

SereneLife Home recalled above-ground pools 48 inches and taller due to a drowning hazard

SereneLife Home Recalls Above-Ground Pools 48 Inches and Taller Due to Drowning Hazard.

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SereneLife Home Recalls Above-Ground Pools 48 Inches and Taller Due to Drowning Hazard

SereneLife Home Recalls Above-Ground Pools 48 Inches and Taller Due to Drowning Hazard

Corporate conduct Recall

Home recalled 17 Stories Furniture 18-Drawer Dressers due to a risk of serious injury or death from tip-over

17 Stories Furniture 18-Drawer Dressers Recalled Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Tip-Over and Entrapment Hazards; Violates Mandatory Standard for Clothing Storage Units; Imported by Shenzhen Jinhongzhen Technology Co.

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17 Stories Furniture 18-Drawer Dressers Recalled Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Tip-Over and Entrapment Hazards; Violates Mandatory Standard for Clothing Storage Units; Imported by Shenzhen Jinhongzhen Technology Co

17 Stories Furniture 18-Drawer Dressers Recalled Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Tip-Over and Entrapment Hazards; Violates Mandatory Standard for Clothing Storage Units; Imported by Shenzhen Jinhongzhen Technology Co

Corporate conduct Recall

Love Our Home recalls crib bumpers for suffocation risk

Love Our Home recalled crib bumpers sold exclusively on Shein.com due to suffocation hazard and violation of federal crib bumper ban.

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Love Our Home Braided Crib Bumpers Recalled Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Suffocation Hazard; Violation of Federal Ban on Crib Bumpers; Sold Exclusively on Shein.com by Love Our Home

Love Our Home Braided Crib Bumpers Recalled Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Suffocation Hazard; Violation of Federal Ban on Crib Bumpers; Sold Exclusively on Shein.com by Love Our Home

Corporate conduct Recall

IKEA recalled LYCKSELE chair beds and sofa beds with date stamps 0526 or earlier that are missing safety covers for the folding mechanism due to a risk of fingertip amputation

IKEA Home Furnishings Announces Recall to Repair Folding Chair Beds and Sofa Beds for Fingertip Amputation Hazard.

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IKEA Home Furnishings Announces Recall to Repair Folding Chair Beds and Sofa Beds for Fingertip Amputation Hazard

IKEA Home Furnishings Announces Recall to Repair Folding Chair Beds and Sofa Beds for Fingertip Amputation Hazard

Labor & working conditions Settlement

Medicaid-funded home health workers reached a $162 million wage theft settlement against New York program administrator Public Partnerships (PPL)

Medicaid-funded home health workers reach $162 million wage theft settlement against New York program administrator | amNewYork.

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Medicaid-funded home health workers reach $162 million wage theft settlement against New York program administrator | amNewYork

Corporate conduct Recall

Xinan Home recalled WinxMatrs mattresses due to a fire hazard that could cause serious injury or death

Xinan Home Recalls WinxMatrs Mattresses Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Fire Hazard; Violate Mandatory Standard for Mattress Flammability.

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Xinan Home Recalls WinxMatrs Mattresses Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Fire Hazard; Violate Mandatory Standard for Mattress Flammability

Xinan Home Recalls WinxMatrs Mattresses Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Fire Hazard; Violate Mandatory Standard for Mattress Flammability

Corporate conduct Allegation

Hollander Home Fashions recalled Mother's Helper infant cushions due to an alleged suffocation hazard

Hollander Home Fashions Recalls "Mothers Helper" Because Of Alleged Suffocation Hazard.

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Hollander Home Fashions Recalls "Mothers Helper" Because Of Alleged Suffocation Hazard

Hollander Home Fashions Recalls "Mothers Helper" Because Of Alleged Suffocation Hazard

Corporate conduct Allegation

Premium Home Service and its owner are accused of creating fake online business listings

Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission sued Premium Home Service and its owner for fraudulently creating thousands of fake online business listings to deceive consumers into thinking they were choosing reputable local home repair companies.

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Department of Justice, on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission, and the state of Illinois sued Chicago-based company Premium Home Service (PHS) and its owner for fraudulently creating thousands of fake online business listings for home repair companies to deceive consumers into thinking they were choosing reputable local companies for home repairs.

Corporate conduct Settlement

Vivint paid $20 million to settle FTC charges that it misused consumer credit reports

Smart Home Monitoring Company Vivint Will Pay $20 Million to Settle FTC Charges That It Misused Consumer Credit Reports | Federal Trade Commission.

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PRESS RELEASE: Smart Home Monitoring Company Vivint Will Pay $20 Million to Settle FTC Charges That It Misused Consumer Credit Reports
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Smart Home Monitoring Company Vivint Will Pay $20 Million to Settle FTC Charges That It Misused Consumer Credit Reports
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Smart Home Monitoring Company Vivint Will Pay $20 Million to Settle FTC Charges That It Misused Consumer Credit Reports | Federal Trade Commission
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Smart Home Monitoring Company Vivint Will Pay $20 Million to Settle FTC Charges That It Misused Consumer Credit Reports

Corporate conduct Recall

Ameriwood Home recalled chests of drawers due to serious tip-over and entrapment hazards

Ameriwood Home Recalls Chests of Drawers Due to Serious Tip-Over and Entrapment Hazards.

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Ameriwood Home Recalls Chests of Drawers Due to Serious Tip-Over and Entrapment Hazards

Ameriwood Home Recalls Chests of Drawers Due to Serious Tip-Over and Entrapment Hazards
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Corporate conduct Recall

Country Home Products recalled DR Walk Behind Leaf Blowers due to a projectile hazard

Country Home Products Recalls DR Walk Behind Leaf Blowers Due to Projectile Hazard.

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Country Home Products Recalls DR Walk Behind Leaf Blowers Due to Projectile Hazard

Country Home Products Recalls DR Walk Behind Leaf Blowers Due to Projectile Hazard

Corporate conduct Recall

Sterno Home recalled 77,000 path light kits with LED power supplies due to a shock hazard

Sterno Home Recalls Path Light Kits With LED Power Supplies Due to Shock Hazard.

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Sterno Home Recalls Path Light Kits With LED Power Supplies Due to Shock Hazard

Sterno Home Recalls Path Light Kits With LED Power Supplies Due to Shock Hazard

Corporate conduct Recall

Home recalled crystal chandeliers due to fire and burn hazards

Lumicentro Internacional with Home Depot Recalls Crystal Chandeliers Due to Fire and Burn Hazards.

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Lumicentro Internacional with Home Depot Recalls Crystal Chandeliers Due to Fire and Burn Hazards

Lumicentro Internacional with Home Depot Recalls Crystal Chandeliers Due to Fire and Burn Hazards

Corporate conduct Recall

Simpli Home recalled chests of drawers due to a serious tip-over hazard

Simpli Home Recalls Chests of Drawers Due to Serious Tip-Over Hazard (Recall Alert).

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Simpli Home Recalls Chests of Drawers Due to Serious Tip-Over Hazard (Recall Alert)

Simpli Home Recalls Chests of Drawers Due to Serious Tip-Over Hazard (Recall Alert)

Corporate conduct Recall

Home recalled its 10-Drawer Dressers due to a risk of serious injury or death from tip-over

EnHomee 10-Drawer Dressers Recalled Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Tip-Over and Entrapment Hazards; Violates Mandatory Standard for Clothing Storage Units.

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EnHomee 10-Drawer Dressers Recalled Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Tip-Over and Entrapment Hazards; Violates Mandatory Standard for Clothing Storage Units

EnHomee 10-Drawer Dressers Recalled Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Tip-Over and Entrapment Hazards; Violates Mandatory Standard for Clothing Storage Units

Labor & working conditions Allegation

Mondelez International accused of paying $3 per day to cocoa farmers

Mondelez International is accused of paying local cocoa farmers as little as $3 per day, forcing them to use child and child-slave labor while falsely claiming social and environmental responsibility on packaging.

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A proposed class action lawsuit alleges Mondelez International has become one of the world’s largest snack food and chocolate companies in part by paying local cocoa farmers as little as $3 per day, which forces the farmers to use “child and child-slave labor,” while deceptively claiming on product packaging that it is socially and environmentally responsible.

Corporate conduct Recall

Magnussen Home recalled Nova Series 5-Drawer Chests due to tip-over and entrapment hazards

Magnussen Home Recalls Nova Series 5-Drawer Chests Due to Tip-Over and Entrapment Hazards.

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Magnussen Home Recalls Nova Series 5-Drawer Chests Due to Tip-Over and Entrapment Hazards

Magnussen Home Recalls Nova Series 5-Drawer Chests Due to Tip-Over and Entrapment Hazards

Corporate conduct Recall

Home recalled dressers due to a risk of serious injury or death from tip-over and entrapment hazards

AOWOS Dressers Recalled Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Tip-Over and Entrapment Hazards; Violates Mandatory Standard for Clothing Storage Units; Sold on Walmart.com by AOWOS.

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AOWOS Dressers Recalled Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Tip-Over and Entrapment Hazards; Violates Mandatory Standard for Clothing Storage Units; Sold on Walmart.com by AOWOS

AOWOS Dressers Recalled Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Tip-Over and Entrapment Hazards; Violates Mandatory Standard for Clothing Storage Units; Sold on Walmart.com by AOWOS

Corporate conduct Recall

Home recalled the Wade Logan Annyka 9-Drawer Fabric Dressers due to a risk of serious injury or death from tip-over

Wade Logan Annyka 9-Drawer Fabric Dressers Recalled Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Tip-Over and Entrapment Hazards; Violate Mandatory Standard for Clothing Storage Units; Imported by Ningbo Jiangdong Peter International Trading.

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Wade Logan Annyka 9-Drawer Fabric Dressers Recalled Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Tip-Over and Entrapment Hazards; Violate Mandatory Standard for Clothing Storage Units; Imported by Ningbo Jiangdong Peter International Trading

Wade Logan Annyka 9-Drawer Fabric Dressers Recalled Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Tip-Over and Entrapment Hazards; Violate Mandatory Standard for Clothing Storage Units; Imported by Ningbo Jiangdong Peter International Trading

Corporate conduct Settlement

Mondelez International agreed to pay a $13 million penalty for FCPA violations involving illicit payments to obtain government licenses

Cadbury Limited/Mondelez International - The global snacking business agreed to pay a $13 million penalty for FCPA violations occurring after Mondelez (then Kraft Foods Inc.) acquired Cadbury and its subsidiaries, including one in India that proceeded to make illicit payments to obtain government licenses and approvals for a chocolate factory in Baddi.

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By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Mondelez International Inc agreed to pay $13 million to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges that its Cadbury unit violated a federal anti-bribery law through efforts to expand a chocolate plant in Baddi, India.
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Cadbury Limited/Mondelez International - The global snacking business agreed to pay a $13 million penalty for FCPA violations occurring after Mondelez (then Kraft Foods Inc.) acquired Cadbury and its subsidiaries, including one in India that proceeded to make illicit payments to obtain government licenses and approvals for a chocolate factory in Baddi.

Corporate conduct Recall

Home recalled NewCosplay children's sleepwear due to a burn hazard from violation of federal flammability standards

NewCosplay Children's Sleepwear Recalled Due to Violation of Federal Flammability Standards and Burn Hazard; Imported by Shanghai Xunao Elevator; Sold Exclusively at Amazon.com.

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NewCosplay Children's Sleepwear Recalled Due to Violation of Federal Flammability Standards and Burn Hazard; Imported by Shanghai Xunao Elevator; Sold Exclusively at Amazon.com

NewCosplay Children's Sleepwear Recalled Due to Violation of Federal Flammability Standards and Burn Hazard; Imported by Shanghai Xunao Elevator; Sold Exclusively at Amazon.com

Labor & working conditions Ruling

Court orders home care agency to pay $4.5M in back wages

A U.S. Department of Labor investigation led to a court order requiring the home care agency to pay over $4.5 million in back wages and damages to 503 workers.

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Court orders home care agency to pay more than $4.5M in back wages, damages to 503 workers after US Department of Labor investigation, litigation | U.S. Department of Labor
Court orders home care agency to pay more than $4.5M in back wages, damages to 503 workers after US Department of Labor investigation, litigation
UPPER DARBY, PA – A federal court has ordered an Upper Darby home healthcare agency to pay $4,544,872 in back wages and liquidated damages after U.S. Department of Labor investigators found that the employer misclassified some workers as independent contractors, which denied 503 home health aides their rightfully earned overtime wages.

Workplace equity Settlement

Home Depot settles race discrimination lawsuit

Home Depot paid $125,000 to settle a race discrimination and retaliation lawsuit.

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In July 2006, Home Depot paid $125,000 to settle a race discrimination and retaliation lawsuit.

Corporate conduct Recall

Klickpick Home recalled stainless steel children's cup sets due to a violation of the federal lead content ban

Klickpick Home Recalls Stainless Steel Children's Cup Sets Due to Violation of Federal Lead Content Ban; Sold Exclusively at Amazon.com (Recall Alert).

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Klickpick Home Recalls Stainless Steel Children's Cup Sets Due to Violation of Federal Lead Content Ban; Sold Exclusively at Amazon.com (Recall Alert)

Klickpick Home Recalls Stainless Steel Children's Cup Sets Due to Violation of Federal Lead Content Ban; Sold Exclusively at Amazon.com (Recall Alert)

Corporate conduct Recall

Home recalled NewCosplay children's sleepwear due to a violation of federal flammability standards

NewCosplay Children's Sleepwear Recalled Due to Violation of Federal Flammability Standards and Burn Hazard; Imported by Shanghai Jinhui Gardening Center; Sold Exclusively at Amazon.com.

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NewCosplay Children's Sleepwear Recalled Due to Violation of Federal Flammability Standards and Burn Hazard; Imported by Shanghai Jinhui Gardening Center; Sold Exclusively at Amazon.com

NewCosplay Children's Sleepwear Recalled Due to Violation of Federal Flammability Standards and Burn Hazard; Imported by Shanghai Jinhui Gardening Center; Sold Exclusively at Amazon.com

Corporate conduct Recall

Nanjing Wu Hai Smart Home recalled Alanca 6-Drawer Dressers due to a risk of serious injury or death from tip-over

Nanjing Wu Hai Smart Home Appliance Store Recalls Alanca 6-Drawer Dressers Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Tip-Over and Entrapment Hazards; Violate Mandatory Standard for Clothing Storage Units.

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Nanjing Wu Hai Smart Home Appliance Store Recalls Alanca 6-Drawer Dressers Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Tip-Over and Entrapment Hazards; Violate Mandatory Standard for Clothing Storage Units

Nanjing Wu Hai Smart Home Appliance Store Recalls Alanca 6-Drawer Dressers Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Tip-Over and Entrapment Hazards; Violate Mandatory Standard for Clothing Storage Units

Corporate conduct Recall

Home recalled NewCosplay Children's Sleepwear due to a violation of federal flammability standards

NewCosplay Children's Sleepwear Recalled Due to Violation of Federal Flammability Standards and Burn Hazard; Imported by Weihai Juanhai Decoration Material; Sold Exclusively at Amazon.com.

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NewCosplay Children's Sleepwear Recalled Due to Violation of Federal Flammability Standards and Burn Hazard; Imported by Weihai Juanhai Decoration Material; Sold Exclusively at Amazon.com

NewCosplay Children's Sleepwear Recalled Due to Violation of Federal Flammability Standards and Burn Hazard; Imported by Weihai Juanhai Decoration Material; Sold Exclusively at Amazon.com

Corporate conduct Recall

Linon Home recalled dressers due to a tip-over hazard

Linon Home Décor Recalls Dressers Due to Tip-Over Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Wayfair.com (Recall Alert).

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Linon Home Décor Recalls Dressers Due to Tip-Over Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Wayfair.com (Recall Alert)

Linon Home Décor Recalls Dressers Due to Tip-Over Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Wayfair.com (Recall Alert)
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Corporate conduct Recall

Mondelez International, Inc. recalled RITZ Peanut Butter Cracker Sandwich products due to incorrect labeling that poses a risk to customers with peanut allergies

Mondelez International, Inc. (MDLZ) Recalls RITZ Peanut Butter Cracker Sandwich Products.

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Mondelez International, Inc. (MDLZ) Recalls RITZ Peanut Butter Cracker Sandwich Products