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Dollar General to Pay $12 Million for Safety Violations
Dollar General to Pay $12 Million for Safety Violations

Goodlettsville, TN (WorkersCompensation.com) – Dollar General agreed to pay a $12 million fine and improve conditions at its retail stores across the country, officials with the U.S. Labor Department said last month. According to a […]
Rats, Hazards, Watermelon-throwing Shoppers Make Dollar General Worst Job in U.S.
Rats, Hazards, Watermelon-throwing Shoppers Make Dollar General Worst Job in U.S.

Goodlettsville, TN (WorkersCompensation.com) – Between the rats, the blocked fire exits and the watermelon-throwing shoppers, Dollar General stores may just be the worst retail jobs in America, according to Bloomberg. In a profile of the […]
OSHA violations stack up at Dollar General Stores as Employees Protest Deaths, Dangers
OSHA violations stack up at Dollar General Stores as Employees Protest Deaths, Dangers

Addison, AL (WorkersCompensation.com) – As Dollar General continues to rack up safety violations, its employees are calling for changes citing more than four dozen employee deaths over the past decade. Between May 31 and June […]
9 More Inspections, $3.4 Million in New Penalties for Dollar General
9 More Inspections, $3.4 Million in New Penalties for Dollar General

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – The total amount of proposed fines facing Dollar General grew to $21 million Tuesday, May 23, after the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced more penalties […]
Pa. Dollar General Fined for ‘Willful’ Safety Violations
Pa. Dollar General Fined for ‘Willful’ Safety Violations

Jersey Shore, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Another Dollar General store has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration of workplace safety violations. According to OSHA, a company initiated an inspection […]