Dollar General will make its stores safer in a major settlement with the federal government | CNN Business

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Dollar General will improve safety protocols in stores and pay $12 million in penalties in a sweeping settlement with the Department of Labor over the discount chain’s long history of putting low-wage employees in dangerous working conditions.

Dozens of Dollar General workers and customers have been killed at stores over the past decade, and the company has faced worker protests and millions in fines from regulators for unsafe store conditions.

The Labor Department said Dollar General agreed to hire new safety managers, provide safety and health training to workers and develop a

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