Exhibit file · Compiled October 27, 2026
Five documents. Four kinds of record. Every entry is stamped by what it actually is — because a $500 penalty, a $5M reported settlement and a warning letter are not the same thing.
Lawsuit settlement
$6,000
Federal case 15-CV-1899-CAB-MDD · settled ~Feb 2016
A federal court order states the plaintiff settled with Field Nation for $6,000. The litigation included allegations of worker misclassification and unpaid minimum wages and overtime.
Read carefully: A private settlement, not a regulatory fine.
Source: Federal court order, Nov 21, 2016 ↗Enforcement order
No fine stated
Issued Nov 18, 2020 · Cal. Financial Code §17200
California's Department of Financial Protection and Innovation found FieldNation LLC and FieldNation.com engaged in escrow business without the required license, and ordered it to stop receiving escrows without first obtaining one.
Read carefully: The order specifies no monetary fine and does not establish current licensing status.
Source: California DFPI enforcement record ↗Regulatory fine
$500
Inspection 1518119.015 · standard 182.676 · settled Oct 22, 2021
OSHA's public records list a serious citation concerning Minnesota workplace safety committees, with a $500 penalty recorded through a formal settlement.
Source: OSHA violation record ↗Industry notice
No penalty
October 2021 recipient list · page 9
Field Nation appears on the FTC's list of companies sent a notice about money-making opportunities, endorsements and testimonials — a warning about conduct that could lead to future civil penalties.
Read carefully: Not a fine or finding of wrongdoing. The FTC says inclusion does not mean a company did anything wrong.
Source: FTC recipient list (PDF) ↗Lawsuit settlement
$5,000,000
San Mateo County 21-CIV-04363 · April 2024
The California Business and Industrial Alliance's PAGA tracker reports a $5 million gross settlement in this California labor case.
Read carefully: Amount as reported by CABIA's tracker; not a separately verified government fine. No separate PAGA penalty is listed.
Source: CABIA lawsuit tracker ↗Settlement amounts and regulatory penalties are different things, and adding them together would be misleading. This compilation is not certified or exhaustive.
General information, not legal advice.