CAROLYN SHAPIRO | VIRGINIA CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM AT WHRO, Author at Virginia Business

CAROLYN SHAPIRO | VIRGINIA CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM AT WHRO

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At this Dollar Tree store at 8315 Sudley Road in Manassas, Virginia, state health and safety inspectors found seven violations of rules meant to protect workers and issued almost $400,000 in penalties. It’s one of the largest fines against the company in its home state for a single store inspection in the past decade. Photo by Christopher Tyree/Virginia Center For Investigative Journalism

News June 14, 2024

Dollar Tree, a Virginia corporate success, faces new pressures over history of violations

Virginia inspectors have levied $1.9 million in fines against Dollar Tree and Family Dollar in the past 10 years for health and safety violations, according to a VCIJ at WHRO analysis. Federal inspectors have forced the stores’ parent company to pay millions more. Now, worker advocates and activist investors have increased calls to improve store […]

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