In a significant effort to combat food insecurity, Dollar General announced that it donated over 15.2 million pounds of food in 2023 through its partnership with Feeding America.
SAN ANTONIO - In a significant effort to combat food insecurity, Dollar General announced that it donated over 15.2 million pounds of food in 2023 through its partnership with Feeding America.
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Judge finds Dollar General illegally fired pro-union worker
NLRB Administrative Law Judge Arthur Amchan ruled Dollar General violated the National Labor Relations Act by firing a pro-union worker and illegally surveilling and interrogating employees.
Judge Amchan ordered Dollar General to reinstate the fired worker, including compensating for all direct or foreseeable pecuniary harms and backpay, and distribute a nationwide electronic and physical notice posting of employees’ rights at all Dollar General facilities that were canvassed in connection with the representation petition at Barkhamsted.
On Monday, July 17, 2023, NLRB Administrative Law Judge Arthur Amchan held that Dolgen Corporation, LLC, d/b/a Dollar General (Dollar General) violated the National Labor Relations Act by firing a pro-union worker, illegally surveilling and interrogating employees, and threatening to close a store where a petition for union representation had recently been filed.
Judge Amchan ordered Dollar General to reinstate the fired worker, including compensating for all direct or foreseeable pecuniary harms and backpay, and distribute a nationwide electronic and physical notice posting of employees’ rights at all Dollar General facilities that were canvassed in connection with the representation petition at Barkhamsted. Further, due to Dollar General’s numerous and blatant unlawful actions, Judge Amchan also issued a broad cease and desist order requiring Dollar General to stop discharging or otherwise discriminating against employees for engaging in union or other protected concerted activity and from, in any manner, interfering with, restraining or coercing employees in the exercise of their Section 7 rights. “Workers have the right to advocate collectively for a more equitable workplace — and it is unlawful for employers to prohibit or retaliate against them for doing so” said NLRB Region 1 Regional Director Laura Sacks. Director Sacks added, “I’m proud of the staff of Region 1 for diligently pursuing this significant case and litigating for strong, meaningful remedies.”
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Dollar General is accused of representing one price and charging another
Dollar General is accused of representing one price on the shelf and charging a different price at the point of sale.
3.9These failed inspections show that in the course of Dollar General's business, it has represented one price on the shelf and charged a different price at the point- of-sale.
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Dollar General settles age discrimination claims
Dollar General pays former managers and settles by implementing age discrimination prevention measures in Eastern Oklahoma.
Dollar General is involved in a $295,000 settlement with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission following alleged age discrimination and harassment at one of its stores.
In addition to the payment to three former managers, the decree requires Dollar General to take a variety of actions to protect older workers in its Eastern Oklahoma region from discrimination based on age, including training retail and human resources managers, adopting and distributing effective policies and procedures to prevent age harassment and discrimination, and notifying employees of their rights.
In addition to the payment to three former managers, the decree requires Dollar General to take a variety of actions to protect older workers in its Eastern Oklahoma region from discrimination based on age.
After one of the district managers quit and reported the harassment to the company, Dollar General sought feedback from the district managers about the new regional director but did not investigate reports of age discrimination.
Dollar General settles again, this time due to alleged age discrimination, harassment
Dollar General to Pay $295,000 in EEOC Age Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit
In addition to the payment to three former managers, the decree requires Dollar General to take a variety of actions to protect older workers in its Eastern Oklahoma region from discrimination based on age, including training retail and human resources managers, adopting and distributing effective policies and procedures to prevent age harassment and discrimination, and notifying employees of their rights.
LOUIS – Dollar General Stores will pay $295,000 and furnish other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) age discrimination, harassment, and retaliation lawsuit, the federal agency announced today.
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Dollar General Corp. violates labor law
Dollar General Corp. committed 'numerous and blatant' violations of federal labor law in its effort to defeat a unionization drive, including illegally firing an activist employee and making an implied threat to close a store, a US labor-board judge ruled.
NEW YORK (AP) — Dollar General violated federal labor law and “clearly intended to interfere” with worker rights in efforts to quell unionization at a Connecticut store, a National Labor Relations Board judge said Monday.
Dollar General Corp. committed “numerous and blatant” violations of federal labor law in its effort to defeat a unionization drive, including illegally firing an activist employee and making an implied threat to close a store, a US labor-board judge ruled.
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Dollar General Donates $1M to Feeding America
Dollar General Donates $1M to Feeding America, Enters Partnership.
Dollar General Extends Feeding America® Partnership with $1 Million Donation
Since 2019, Dollar General has provided more than $6 million in financial support, and in-kind food donations from stores and distribution centers have now provided the equivalent of more than 90 million meals* to Feeding America local food banks serving more than half of U.S. counties.
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn., July 16, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Dollar General (NYSE: DG) announced an additional $1 million donation to Feeding America® to extend its ongoing partnership, helping support the nearly 48 million people, including 14 million children, who experience food insecurity in the United States.
It's why Dollar General embarked on an operational partnership with Feeding America and donated $1 million to the organization, alongside in-kind donations of perishable and nutritious food to community food banks.
Dollar General Donates $1M to Feeding America, Enters Partnership
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Dollar General recalls coffee due to glass risk
Dollar General is recalling three lots of eight-ounce Clover Valley® Instant Coffee over potential glass presence.
Dollar General failed over 40% of the pricing accuracy inspections conducted at its Pennsylvania stores between 2019 and 2023, according to Sunday's office.
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Dollar General recalls dive sticks
Dollar General Corp. recalled dive sticks due to a documented safety risk.
IN THE MATTER OF DOLLAR GENERAL This Assurance of Discontinuance (“Assurance") is entered into between Philip J. Weiser, Attorney General of Colorado, in his official law enforcement capacity (“Attorney General”), and DG Retail, LLC d/b/a Dollar General Stores ("Dollar General") (together with the Attorney General, hereinafter referred to collectively as the "Parties," and each a "Party") pursuant to the Attorney General's powers under Colo.
ASSURANCE OF DISCONTINUANCE IN THE MATTER OF DOLLAR GENERAL This Assurance of Discontinuance (“Assurance") is entered into between Philip J. Weiser, Attorney General of Colorado, in his official law enforcement capacity (“Attorney General”), and DG Retail, LLC d/b/a Dollar General Stores ("Dollar General") (together with the Attorney General, hereinafter referred to collectively as the "Parties," and each a "Party") pursuant to the Attorney General's powers under Colo.
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Dollar General recalls truck toy vehicles
Dollar General recalled construction truck toy vehicles due to fire and burn hazards.
"Like other corporations, Dollar General has bowed to pressure from the Trump administration and rolled back their diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives," he said.
"Like other corporations, Dollar General has bowed to pressure from the Trump administration and rolled back their diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives," Bryant said.
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Dollar General recalls costume jewelry
Dollar General Corp. announced a recall of costume jewelry.