Wage & Hour Division U.S. Department of Labor Alexis M. Herman, Secretary
FY 2001 First Quarter Garment Enforcement Report
During the first quarter of FY 2001, the U.S. Department of Labor
recovered $519,666 in back wages for 712 garment workers. The report lists 37
contractors and 97 manufacturers that were found in violation of the Fair Labor
Standards Act (FLSA). The department's Wage and Hour Division conducted a total
of 67 investigations nationwide, finding violations in some 42 percent, or 28
of the cases. Civil money penalties of $70,000 were assessed for repeat and
willful violations of the FLSA.
FY 2001 First Quarter Garment Enforcement Report
The Department of Labor is committed to eradicating garment sweatshops
and bringing the garment industry into compliance with U.S. labor laws.
Encouraging manufacturers to be aware of which contractors consistently violate
the law, and to monitor formally their contractors for compliance with minimum
wage and overtime laws, is an important step toward the goal of bringing long
lasting positive changes for workers in the industry.
To that end, the Department of Labor has developed a multi-pronged
strategy of enforcement, education and partnerships to eradicate worker
abuse in the U.S. garment industry.
EnforcementThe Wage and Hour Division conducts targeted
enforcement sweeps in major garment centers and notifies manufacturers of the
"hot goods" provision of the Fair Labor Standards Act which prevents the
shipment of goods made in violation by contractors.
EducationThrough its garment public service announcement
initiative, the Department utilizes print and radio public service
announcements and a new Internet World Wide Web site to provide information to
consumers interested in helping to combat worker abuse.
PartnershipsWorking with retailers, manufacturers, unions,
consumer groups, religious organizations, worker advocates, and other concerned
parties, the Department of Labor serves as the catalyst for collective action.
This report consists of a contractors and manufacturers list and
enforcement statistics for the first quarter of the fiscal year, October 1,
2000 through December 31, 2000. The manufacturers list contains the names of
firms Wage and Hour has contacted to notify them that contractors with whom
they do business have been investigated and found to violate the FLSA.
We have designated by bold face type firms that appeared on prior
reports.
The Department of Labor believes that manufacturer monitoring programs
are an important tool for improving contractor compliance with the FLSA. Wage
and Hour staff are available to provide technical assistance to any company
that would like to learn how to implement an effective monitoring program. The
phone number of the Wage and Hour office closest to you can be found in the
government blue pages section of the phone book, listed under U.S. Labor
Department, Employment Standards, Wage and Hour Division.
Enforcement in 2 Major Garment Centers
October 2000 - December 2000
How the list was compiled:
As part of its enforcement process, the Department of Labor's Wage and
Hour Division contacts a garment manufacturer when an investigation reveals
that a sewing contractor with whom the manufacturer does business has violated
the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Listed below are the names of
manufacturers contacted between October 1, 2000 and December 31, 2000 and
informed of contractor violations. In a few cases the manufacturer contact
occurred earlier, but inclusion of the case in the report was delayed. The
contractors and manufacturers are included on this list based on investigative
findings of violations, not a judicial determination that any firm has violated
the law.
Except where noted, the violations have been resolved and back wages
paid by either the contractor or the manufacturer. Payment of back wages does
not constitute an admission of liability by any firm.
Only cases in which Wage and Hour found back wages due in excess of
$1,000, whether for employees of a contractor or manufacturer, are included on
the list. Manufacturers on the list did not necessarily receive goods produced
in violation of the FLSA for which back wages were owed, or pay all or part of
the back wages: Wage and Hour notifies manufacturers of violations by
contractors with whom they did business during the relevant time frame
regardless of whether the goods involved were produced for that manufacturer.
The manufacturer may or may not still be doing business with the contractor.
The contractors are listed in descending order by the amount of back
wages found due. The severity of contractors' violations, however, cannot be
compared on the basis of the dollar amounts on this list. Back wage amounts
paid to contractor employees vary based upon the facts, circumstances and time
periods involved. When there has been no final determination of whether there
were any FLSA violations, or, where there were violations, of the amount of
back wages owed, the case is listed at the end of the Report with the notation
"In Dispute" in the back wage column.
Footnotes designate manufacturers that were contacted because of their
own violations; manufacturers that have agreed to monitor or are monitoring
their contractors for future compliance; manufacturers that appear for the
first time on a Garment Enforcement Report; and amounts assessed in civil money
penalties for child labor violations. Firms that have been included on prior
Reports are in boldface type.
The Report presents all information available to the Department of Labor
as of the date of publication with respect to the reported investigations.
This list does not constitute an endorsement by the federal government
of any company, nor does it constitute disapproval of any company.
Apparel Manufacturers Contacted
October 2000 - December 2000
Contractor |
Back wages found by Wage & Hour
to be due contractor employees |
Manufacturers Identified as Doing Business
with Contractor During Investigation Period |
Eurotex Saipan, Inc. Caller Box PPP 141
Saipan, MP 96950 |
$2,008,671 |
Kanematsu USA, Inc. ³ 114 W. 47th St. New York, NY 10036
Jaymar-Ruby, Inc. d/b/a ³ Jack Nicklas 500 S. Ohio St. Michigan City, IN
46360
Tuttle Golf Collection ³ 23 Village Lane Wallingford, CT 06492
Mast Industries ²,³ 100 Old River Rd. Andover, MA
01800
Nautica ²,³ 40 W. 57th St. New York, NY 10019
Axis Clothing Corporation ³ 8500 Higuera St. Culver City, CA 90232
Tail, Inc.² 3300 N.W. 41st St.
Miami, FL 33142
Screen Print Design, Inc. ³ 378 W. 300
South Salt Lake City, UT 84101
C.J. Copley, Inc. ³ P.O. Box 724
Pittsburgh, PA 18640-0724
Knight Golf, Inc. ³ G-5140 Flushing Rd.
Flushing, MI 48433
Red Base Industries ³ 205 S. Chapel Ave.
Alhambra, CA 91801 |
Hien Fashion 18318 Ward St. Fountain Valley, CA 92708
|
$79,336 (unpaid) |
Cheyroy ³ 940 S. Hill St. Los
Angeles, CA 90015
Papa ³ 1136 S. San Julian Los
Angeles, CA 90015
Pleasure ³ 1226 S. Julian St. Los
Angeles, CA 90015
Exquz 522 E. 11th St. Los Angeles, CA 90015
|
GS Providence, Inc. 43-10 23rd St. Long Island City, NY
11101 |
$57,086 |
Jeffrey Craig ² 47-51 33rd Ave.
Long Island City, NY 11101
Skylite Fashions 144 Spencer St. Brooklyn, NY 11205
|
Golden Star Fashion 47-49 Division New York, NY 10002
|
$53,895 |
Zero Insertion ² 1385 Broadway New
York, NY 10018
JN Apparel ³ 517 W. 35th St. New
York, NY 10018 |
Sares International 95 Evergreen Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11201
|
$44,431 |
Knitwork Productions 1639 Centre St. Ridgewood, NY
11385
Cotton Imporium ³ 8000 Cooper Ave.
Glendale, NY 11385
Marvin Knitting 1535 126th St. College Point, NY 11356
|
Tradition Knits 87 35th St. Brooklyn, NY 11232 |
$28,500 |
Jenna Lane ² 900 Secaucus Rd.
Secaucus, NJ 07094 |
Basic & Solid 830 S. Hill St. Los Angeles, CA 90015
|
$22,750 |
ENA ² 1100 S. San Pedro St. Los
Angeles, CA 90015
Oboe ³ 825 S. Towne Ave. Los Angeles,
CA 90021
Minerva ³ 1147 S. Wall St. Los
Angeles, CA 90015
Naby 3 1114 1/2 San Julian Los Angeles, CA 90015
|
L&F Fashions 41 Elizabeth St. New York, NY 10003
|
$17,924 |
Carole Wren ² 1385 Broadway New York,
NY 10018 |
Martinez & Sons Sportswear 760 S. Boyle Ave. Los
Angeles, CA 90023 |
$17,433 |
XOXO ² 6000 Sheila St. City of
Commerce, CA 90040
Charlie Rocket ³ 2861 W. 7th St. Los
Angeles, CA 90005 |
Cameo Fashion 120 Baxter St. New York, NY 10013 |
$14,629 |
Castle Hill Apparel ³ 1370 Broadway
New York, NY 10018
Marisa Christina 1410 Broadway New York, NY 10018
Garment Maker 264 W. 40th St. New York, NY 10019
American Beauty 152 Madison Ave. New York, NY 10016
CMT ³ 1430 Broadway New York, NY
10018 |
(1) |
$14,006 |
Ingraham Knitting Mills ²,³ 109 Ingranham St. Brooklyn, NY 11237 |
Fancy Star Productions, Inc. 103-105 Mott St. New York, NY
10013 |
$13,416 |
Studio One 1375 Broadway New York, NY 10018
|
Hana Fashion, Inc. 307 W. 38th St. New York, NY 10018
|
$8,837 (unpaid) |
Dana Kay 124 W. 36th St. New York, NY 10018
R&M Richards ² 1400 Broadway
New York, NY 10018 |
Lovejoy Garments, Inc. 605 S. Sherman Richardson, TX 75081
|
$8,696 |
SGS Studio, Inc. ² 11880 Shiloh Rd.
Dallas, TX 75228
C'est La Vie ² 2267 Vantage St.
Dallas, TX 75207
Central Falls ² 3525 W. Miller Rd.
Garland, TX 75041 |
Wonder Fashion, Inc. 122 E. 7th St. Los Angeles, CA 90014
|
$8,377 |
Step by Step Fashion ³ 1200 E. 14th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90021
JMC Apparel, Inc. ³ 1219 S. Stanford St.
Los Angeles, CA 90021 |
New Life Fashion, Inc. 81 Walker St. New York, NY 10013
|
$7,498 |
Cue Fashions, Inc. ³ 237 W. 35th St.
New York, NY 10001
Betsy's Things 1400 Broadway New York, NY 10018
|
C.W. Cutting, Inc. 265 W. 37th St. New York, NY 10018
|
$7,320 |
En Francais 530 7th Ave. New York, NY 10018
|
Dorka, Inc. 6812 Polk St. Guttenberg, NJ 07093 |
$7,165 (unpaid) |
Caroline Fabrics, LLC ³ 1350 Broadway
New York City, NY 10018 |
JME Fashion 830 S. Hill St. Los Angeles, CA 90014
|
$7,149 |
Sunflower ³ 3600 S. Hill St. Los
Angeles, CA 90007
IBI Textile Corp. ³ 940 E. 61st St.
Los Angeles, CA 90001 |
Cedrus Fashion, Inc. 1807 E. Olympic Blvd. Los Angeles, CA
90021 |
$4,396 |
St. Germain ² 2305 S. Santa Fe Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90058 |
K&T Sewing 2405 Seaman Ave. El Monte, CA 91733
|
$3,978 |
Sirena Apparel Group 2825 South Santa Fe Los Angeles,
CA 90058
LA Gold ² 5502 Alcoa Ave. Vernon,
CA 90058
Disguise 9040 Activity Rd. San Diego, CA 92126
Double Fault 650 E. 16th St. Los Angeles, CA 90015
Steven Ross ³ 550 W. Manville St.
Compton, CA 90220
XOXO 2 6000 Sheila St. City of Commerce, CA 90040
Jean Paul Richard ³ 26800 Agoura Rd.
Calabasas, CA 91301
Little Laura ² 1655 Mateo St. Los
Angeles, CA 90021 |
Little J 315 E. 8th St. Los Angeles, CA 90014 |
$3,809 |
Nadia ³ 1031 S. Broadway Los Angeles,
CA 90015
By Taylor ³ 5017 W. Jefferson Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90016
Rock Candy 140 W. 8th St. Los Angeles, CA 90014
Saga ³ 850 Broadway Los Angeles, CA
90014 |
CBS Fashion 656 S. Los Angeles St. Los Angeles, CA 90014
|
$3,748 |
Sole Mio ³ 1100 S. San Pedro St. Los
Angeles, CA 90015
One Clothing ³ 809 E. 18th St. Los
Angeles, CA 90021
Gillio ³ 6642 Valjean Ave. Van Nuys,
CA 91406 |
Sam Kong Fashions 319-A N. 11th St. Philadelphia, PA 19107
|
$3,655 |
Style Setter 5695 Rising Sun Ave. Philadelphia, PA
19120 |
KH Fashion 10146 Rush St. S. El Monte, CA 91733 |
$3,629 |
Stony Apparel Corp. ³ 1543 Newton St.
Los Angeles, CA 90021
All Access ²,³ 1515
Gage Rd. Montebello, CA 90640 |
Za Za 7 Stars 4551 San Fernando Rd. Glendale, CA 91204
|
$2,988 |
Night Fashion ³ 3025 S. Figueroa St.
Los Angeles, CA 90007
CMC Fashion ³ 10930 Randal St. Sun
Valley, CA 91352 |
88 Collection 40-22 College Point Blvd. Flushing, NY 11354
|
$2,966 |
Dawn Joy ² 1400 Broadway New York,
NY 10018
Mark Farrell Corp. ³ 1400 Broadway
New York, NY 10018
R.D. Martin ³ 1375 Broadway New York,
NY 10018
Wear Abouts ³ 237 W. 35th St. New
York, NY 10018
Marvin Richards 512 7th Ave. New York, NY 10018
|
Encore Fashion 248 W. 35th St. New York, NY 10001
|
$2,884 |
Suite Co. ³ 260 W. 39th St. New York,
NY 10018
Chetta B. ³ 498 7th Ave. New York, NY
10018
Cynthia Rowley ² 550 7th Ave. New
York, NY 10018 |
Duk Sang Lim/LK Fashion 730 S. Los Angeles St. Los
Angeles, CA 90014 |
$2,839 |
Tower Apparel, Inc. ³ 101 E. Pico
Los Angeles, CA 90021 |
Tony Top Fashion, Inc. 4620 3rd Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11220
|
$2,678 |
Trade Mark ³ 1410 Broadway New York,
NY 10018 |
Young Style 947 61st St. Brooklyn, NY 11228 |
$2,008 |
Streetbeat Sportswear ² 142 W. 36th
St. New York, NY 10018 |
FIC Productions, Inc. 759 65th St. Brooklyn, NY 11228
|
$1,674 |
Younique Clothing, Inc. ² 263 W. 38th
St. New York, NY 10018 |
Rato Finishing 326 Manhattan St. Brooklyn, NY 11237
|
$1,515 |
Renaissance ²,³ 1407 Broadway New York, NY 10018 |
Maria's Fashion 939 S. Broadway Los Angeles, CA 90015 |
$1,112 |
Bianca Nero ³ 756 S. Spring St. Los
Angeles, CA 90014 |
Lovejoy Garment, Inc. 605 S. Sherman Richardson, TX 75081
|
In dispute |
On The Verge 1123 Conveyor St. Dallas, TX 75247
|
World Best Sewing 939 S. Broadway Los Angeles, CA 90015
|
In dispute |
Mystic, Inc. 521 E. 11th St. Los Angeles, CA 90015
Dolce ³ 1146 S. San Julian St. Los
Angeles, CA 90015
Vogue 1, Inc. ³ 2853 E. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90023
Sense of America ² 784 Towne Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90021
Pink Ivy ³ 1432 S. Oak St. Los
Angeles, CA 90015
E. Male America 846 S. Broadway Los Angeles, CA 90014
|
OK Fashion 830 S. Hill St. Los Angeles, CA 90014 |
In dispute |
Misope ³ 1100 So. San Pedro St. Los
Angeles, CA 90015 |
Blue Sky Fashion 2630 Strozier Ave. El Monte, CA 91733
|
In dispute |
J T Design Studio ³ 860 S. Los Angeles
St. Los Angeles, CA 90014 |
Tree Fashion 830 S. Hill St. Los Angeles, CA 90014
|
In dispute |
NARA ³ 1100 S. Wall St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Back Stage 650 E. 16th St. Los Angeles, CA 90015
|
Footnote:
¹ Manufacturer contacted because of own
violations ² Manufacturer agreed to
begin contractor monitoring program, or has a monitoring program in place ³First time manufacturer has been included
on Enforcement Report
|