Company to Pay $700,000 Penalty for Failure to Report Hazardous Lights

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced on March 9 that Acuity Brands, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, has agreed to pay a $700,000 civil penalty, which the CPSC has provisionally accepted.  The penalty settles allegations that the company neglected to make a timely report to the Commission about defects and hazards in over 1.4 million of the company's Lithonia Lighting products.  In agreeing to the settlement, Acuity did not admit CPSC’s allegations and denied that it violated any law.CPSC Release

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