A shareholder proposal to improve worker safety at Dollar General by conducting an independent audit passed during the retailer's annual meeting Wednesday.
The proposal, brought by Domini Impact Investments, asked Dollar General's board to commission an independent, third-party audit that would examine the company's policies and practices and how they affect theIt recommended the audit include an evaluation of practices that contribute to an unsafe or violent environment, such as staffing capacity.
The company is the fastest-growing retailer in the country by store count. It employs more than 170,000 full- and part-time employees across more than 19,000 stores in 47 states and Mexico as of March, according to a securities filing.than any other retailer in 2022, according to Coresight Research, a retail-focused advisory firm.more than $21 million in fines
"I'm one of the hundreds of thousands of Dollar General employees that come into work every day scared for our safety. We're scared because we know that the leaders of Dollar General are not looking out for the safety of workers," Williams said in his address to shareholders.
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