OSHA Announces Settlement With Dollar Tree, Family Dollar

In an agreement that follows years of citations over blocked safety exits and other unsafe conditions in Dollar Tree and Family Dollar stores across the country, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration Thursday announced a corporate-wide settlement that calls for the company to improve conditions and pay $1.35 million in penalties. Dollar Tree Inc., which owns and operates Dollar Tree and Family Dollar stores, must “conduct a comprehensive, nationwide assessment of the root causes of the violations OSHA has repeatedly cited at multiple stores” and create “a pl...