Dollar General
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Summary:
An employee of Dollar General alleged he was fired for religious beliefs in 2013, although the employee did not win the lawsuit. Dollar General does not discriminate against religious groups in its charitable donations. Dollar General supports multiple organizations promoting abortion. The company uses its corporate reputation to sponsor LGBTQ Pride events and advance ESG criteria. For these reasons, Dollar General receives a Medium Risk rating.
Has denied service to customers, suppliers, or vendors due to their political views or religious beliefs OR corporately boycotts, divests, or sanctions regions, people groups, or industries.
In 2013, a man alleged he was fired from Dollar General for not working Saturdays due to his Seventh-Day Adventist beliefs. The court case was settled in 2016 in favor of Dollar General (1)(2). Dollar General has not been accused of terminating business relationships with employees or clients based on beliefs since 2013. However, Dollar General purports to enforce a written policy requiring its suppliers to have LGBTQ protective policies and has a score of 90 from the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index (3).
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.
Dollar General does not protect its employees from viewpoint discrimination (1).
Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
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March 28, 2023
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