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Report: Dollar General is a ‘severe violator’ of workplace safety rules

OSHA confirmed it is discussing a settlement with the discounter after the fast-growing company has received more than $15.5 million in penalties for safety violations in recent years.

Labor

Trader Joe’s workers in New York City and California seek to join the union

If successful, employees at the Essex Crossing and Oakland grocery stores would become members of the independent Trader Joe’s United union.

With companies more budget-conscious these days, this worker benefit often gets entangled in cost-cutting efforts, the Wisconsin grocer says.

A court ruled that companies like Instacart, DoorDash and Uber Eats can continue treating couriers as independent contractors. It's the latest decision in a dispute over the 2020 law.

Job additions at food and beverage stores more than double month to month, even as the overall U.S. unemployment rate ticked up.

The effort will extend to beefing up enforcement staffs, increasing penalties and having federal agencies work up a national plan, the administration said.

The grocer filed a charge against the independent union with the National Labor Relations Board this week, the latest in an ongoing series of squabbles between the two parties.

Schnuck Markets, Brookshire Grocery, Southeastern Grocers among retailers participating in FMI’s national day of appreciation.

The one-day career fair will take place at all 400-plus stores as well as its Freetown, Massachusetts, distribution center.

The Iowa-based grocer suspended its 10% employee discount Monday, after noticing a “significant uptick” in “fraudulent practices and loopholes.” A revamped program will be launched in the coming months.

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