Agreement also requires company to maintain 24-hour safety-complaints hotline and anti-retaliation protections for employees.
Assistant Labor Secretary Doug Parker noted that OSHA has issued 403 violations at Dollar Tree and Family Dollar stores since 2017, resulting in more than $13.1 million in fines to date. The company"made some significant improvement" in worker safety following a 2015 settlement that expired in 2018 but continued violations show more work needs to be done, Parker said.
"These are entirely preventable violations and hazards. And it's the employer's ... responsibility, to keep these workers safe," Parker told reporters."These improvements will not happen overnight, but this agreement will create a pathway for significant investment by the company to put in place controls that we believe will make workers safer.
Beyond these fines, Dollar Tree and Family Dollar is paying $1.4 million in penalties to settle existing contested and open inspections of similar alleged violations, the Labor Department said Wednesday. "We are implementing substantial safety policies, procedures, and training, all intended to safeguard the wellbeing of our associates," Mike Creedon, chief operating officer of Dollar Tree, said in a Wednesday statement."We appreciate the opportunity to engage with OSHA on our safety initiatives as we move forward, seeking to establish our position as a leading retailer in workplace safety.
Dollar Tree Inc., based in Chesapeake, Virginia, acquired Family Dollar in 2015 for almost $9 billion. The company operates more than 16,000 Dollar Tree and Family Dollar stores in 48 states and Canada, employing more than 193,000 people, according to the Labor Department.© 2023 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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