Forever 21 Store Agrees to Abate Safety Hazards

Forever 21 Retail Inc. has entered into a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor that will require it to eliminate safety hazards at its Westfarms Mall store in Farmington, Connecticut and pay $100,000 in fines to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Labor Department said in a news release. OSHA cited Forever 21 in May after an inspection of the Farmington store found boxes piled as high as 10 feet, blocking exit routes and stacked in an unstable manner that could cause them to fall onto workers. The company contested its citations and penalties initiall...