Dollar General, which has locations in nearly every major Northwest Indiana city and town, reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor this week that will require the company to make safety investments in its stores across the country. Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspections found a number of safety issues, including blocked emergency exits, blocked electrical panels, blocked fire extinguishers and unsafe storage in Dollar General discount stores.

Dollar General has agreed to pay a $12 million fine and improve conditions at its thousands of retail stores nationwide to make them safer for workers, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. The discount retailer and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration reached the settlement to resolve alleged violations that included unsafe storage, blocked emergency exits and fire extinguishers, and inaccessible electrical panels. If inspectors find similar problems in the future, Dollar General may be fined $100,000 a day for any that are not resolved within 48 hours, the...

Nationwide chain Dollar General will pay $12 million to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to resolve alleged offenses at its more than 19,000 stores. The violations included allegations of “blocked emergency exits, blocked electrical panels, blocked fire extinguishers and unsafe storage,” the Department of Labor said. Dollar General has racked up more than $21 million in fines since 2017 over obstructed exits and cluttered aisles, according to CNBC.

Dollar General has agreed to pay $12 million in penalties and improve workplace safety at its discount stores nationwide as part of a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) over allegations of unsafe storage, blocked electrical panels and other safety violations. “These changes help give peace of mind to thousands of workers, knowing that they are not risking their safety in their workplaces and that they will come home healthy at the end of each day.” The settlement, with the DOL’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), resolves...