Dollar General to pay $12M to settle alleged safety violations including blocking exits

Dollar General agreed to pay $12 million to settle claims that there were unsafe working conditions across its stores, such as blocked fire exits and fire extinguishers and unsafe storage, according to the Department of Labor. 

Aside from paying the hefty penalty, the settlement between the Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Dollar General will ensure that the chain and its retail subsidiaries "make significant workplace safety improvements in stores...