Is Ulta Beauty, Inc ethical?

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Labor & working conditions Allegation

Ulta Beauty is accused of failing to pay wages and overtime

Ulta Beauty is accused of failing to pay all straight time and overtime wages, and not providing meal or rest periods to workers.

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The third amended complaint alleges eight causes of action against Ulta Beauty only for: (1) failure to pay all straight time wages; (2) failure to pay all overtime wages: (3) failure to provide meal periods; (4) failure to authorize and permit rest periods; (5) knowing and intentional failure to provide accurate itemized wage statements; (6) failure to pay all wages upon termination or separation; (7) unfair competition; and (8) civil penalties under the California Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act.

Corporate conduct Confirmed

Ulta Beauty required restatement for financial noncompliance

Ulta Beauty is required to prepare an accounting restatement if it materially fails to comply with financial reporting requirements under securities laws, triggering clawback of excess incentive compensation from executives.

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Under the Clawback Policy, if Ulta Beauty is required to prepare an accounting restatement due to its material noncompliance with financial reporting requirements under the securities laws, we will be required to recover from current and former executive officers any excess of (1) the amount of any incentive compensation received during the three years preceding the date that Ulta Beauty is required to prepare such restatement over (2) the amount of any such incentive compensation that would have been received had it been determined based on the restated amounts, computed without regard to any taxes paid, unless the Compensation Committee determines that such recovery would be impracticable.

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