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Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
The federal government routinely awards contracts to companies with
histories of misconduct, including
…
contract fraud and other
violations. POGO believes that providing this website will help to
improve contracting decisions and increase public knowledge of how
the government spends billions of taxpayer dollars each year.
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Wall v. Hewlett-Packard (Failure to Timely Pay Wages)
Hewlett-Packard salespeople filed a class-action lawsuit alleging the company paid earned incentive compensation late and failed to timely pay final wages, in violation of the California Labor Code. The salespeople alleged that, for several years, the company’s pay tracking systems miscalculated their commissions. In January 2019, the court approved a settlement in which HP and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (Hewlett-Packard split into two entities in 2015—HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company) agreed to pay $25 million.
- Misconduct Type
- Labor
- Enforcement Agency
- Non-Governmental
- Contracting Party
- None
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Settlement
- Date of Settlement Announcement
- 1/14/2019
