Sherwin-Williams controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2020
TikTok employee dismissal controversy
The firing of employee Tony Piloseno, who had built a large audience through paint-mixing videos, drew criticism from commentators who believed the company had mishandled a valuable organic marketing channel.
2020
California wage-and-break settlement
Sherwin-Williams agreed to pay $3.6 million to settle claims by California workers alleging wage underpayment and failures involving required meal and rest breaks.
2019
California lead-paint litigation settlement
Sherwin-Williams and other paint manufacturers faced litigation alleging that historic marketing and sale of lead paint contributed to hazards in older housing. A reported $305 million settlement was reached in 2019 after an earlier court ruling concerning abatement funding.
2019
New Jersey industrial-waste lawsuit
New Jersey sued Sherwin-Williams over alleged industrial discharges from three sites and alleged failures to disclose pollution to state environmental authorities.
2019
New Jersey sues Sherwin-Williams over pollution damage
Lawsuit filed
New Jersey sued Sherwin-Williams for monetary damages connected to alleged longtime pollution in three Camden County municipalities. The state alleges that company operations released hazardous wastes and that Sherwin-Williams failed to timely disclose or notify the state about contamination. Sherwin-Williams said it has a longstanding environmental commitment and is actively remediating areas of the site.
Company response
Remediation — Sherwin-Williams
She said the company is actively remediating many areas of the site after years of invesitgation and risk assement
Source excerpt
She said the company is actively remediating many areas of the site after years of invesitgation and risk assement, but she did not address some of the specific allegations in the lawsuit.
The state alleges Sherwin Williams manufactured oil-based paints, lacquers and varnishes and in the process discharged industrial wastes into the ground and waterways from the manufacturing plant in Gibbsboro, a second site where waste paint was dumped and a third where it was burned or burned paint was dumped.
The state is suing the Fortune 500 company for monetary damages connected to longtime pollution in three Camden County municipalities from the company's former paintworks in Gibbsboro and related sites.