Dollar General settles federal allegations by agreeing to improve safety in its 20,000 discount stores nationwide.
Dollar General will pay $12 million and improve safety at its 20,000 stores nationwide to settle claims it put workers in danger with practices including blocking emergency exits, the Department of Labor said.The discount retailer will have to significantly scale back its inventory and improve stocking to prevent unsafe storage that hinders exits and makes electrical panels and fire extinguishers inaccessible, the federal agency announced last last week.
'We are pleased to have reached an agreement with OSHA to resolve these matters. We remain committed to ensuring a safe working environment for our employees and a pleasant shopping experience for our customers,' a spokesperson for Dollar General said in an email.Based in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, Dollar General operates the country's biggest chain of dollar stores and employs more than 170,000 people.
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