Post #18 by sutton on the Dollar General board

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BusinessWeek not too happy:

'The thing that concerns us about Dollar General is the consistency with which we find similar hazards at workplace after workplace,' says Doug Parker, head of the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. 'The potential for catastrophe is very real.'

A litany of troubles: "...$9 million issued last year, double the fines aimed at Dollar Tree. OSHA has accused Dollar General of repeatedly, sometimes willfully, exposing employees to needless risks'of being struck by falling products, electrocuted by unsafe equipment, sickened by poor pest control or trapped in a fire. The agency says the company failed to..."

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"This is something that investors see as a pretty big risk factor for them,' says Donna Anderson, corporate governance head at T. Rowe Price Group Inc"

Worth a read, I think, if you're investing or considering

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-09-20...

--sutton

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