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Garment Enforcement Report: October 1996 - December 1996

Wage & Hour Division
U.S. Department of Labor
Cynthia A. Metzler, Acting Secretary

FY1997 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, recognition, and education to eradicate worker abuse in the U.S. garment industry.

Enforcement

The 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.

Recognition

In December 1995, the Department issued its first Trendsetter List, highlighting retailers and manufacturers which have assumed responsibility for monitoring practices of contractors which make their garments.

Education

The Department's garment public service announcement initiative 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.

This report consists of a contractors and manufacturers list and enforcement statistics for the first quarter of the this fiscal year, October 1, 1996 through December 31, 1996. 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. The report also contains enforcement results in the industry from the first quarter.

We have designated by bold face type firms that appeared on prior reports.

Enforcement In 4 Major Garment Centers

October 1996 - December 1996

Map of U.S. highlighting of CA & NY data found in table (below).

Garment Enforcement Summary
October 1996 - December 1996
 

TOTAL

BOSTON

PHILA.

NEW YORK

ATLANTA

DALLAS

CALIFORNIA

Number of Investigations Conducted

293

30

15

80

26

23

119

Number of Investigations with Violations

123

6

7

30

8

7

65

Amount of Back Wages Recovered

$827,466

$123,669

$22,408

$171,160

$13,347

$17,635

$479,247

Number of Receiving Back Wages

2,200

115

93

657

24

66

1,245

Civil Fines Imposed

$196,419

$25,000

$6,000

$102,802

$0

$0

$62,617

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, 1996 and December 31, 1996 and informed of contractor violations. 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. If all or part of the back wages found by Wage and Hour to be owed to the contractor's employees have not been paid, this is noted by the designation "unpaid" in the Back Wages column. Payment of back wages does not constitute an admission of liability of 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; and manufacturers that appear for the first time on a Garment Enforcement Report. 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. If the Department obtains new information pertinent to an investigation on the Report after that date, it will update the Report, both the Internet and hard copy versions, to reflect that new information.

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 1996 - December 1996

Contractor

Back Wages found by Wage & Hour to be due contractor employees

Manufacturers Identified as Doing Business with Contractor During Investigation Period

Pride Jeans, Inc.
2878 E. 54th
Vernon, CA

$101,300

Guess ?, Inc. 2, 3
1444 S. Alameda
Los Angeles, CA

Revatex 2, 3
1013 S. LA St.
Los Angeles, CA

Kneeland Sportswear
119 Braintree St.
Allston, MA

$73,000

David Brooks/Robert Scott 2
122 Allied Drive
Dedham, MA

R & J Trading
3030 Northern Blvd.
Long Island City, NY

$55,084

Jessica Michelle 3
525 7th Ave.
New York, NY

Rhoda Lee, Inc. 3
525 7th Ave.
New York, NY

Elberton Mfg. Co. 3
P.O. Box 878
Elberton, GA

Line 8, Inc.
2438 E. 11th
Los Angeles, CA

$45,000

Azteca Production 2
5804 E. Slauson
Commerce, CA

JNCO 3
3780 Union Pacific
Los Angeles, CA

Mepotex 3
19550 Dominguez Hill Rd.
Rancho Dominguez, CA
Guess ?, Inc. 2, 3
1444 S. Alameda
Los Angeles, CA

Jeans Compstela Magnit
5050 Everett Ct.
Vernon, CA

$44,009

RSV Sport (Lei) 2
6565 E. Washington
Commerce, CA

Le's Fashion Stitching
60 Clayton St.
Dorchester, MA

$43,500

David Smith 3
48 Main St.
N. Reading, MA

Foxcroft 2
1 Ace St.
Fall River, MA

KE Factory
1452 Valencia
Los Angeles, CA

$32,776

Protex Apparel 3
10920 Thienes
S. El Monte, CA

PCT 3
2060 Via Arado
Rancho Dominguez, CA

Vogue Int'l Collection 3
910 E. Pico
Los Angeles, CA

Dabo, Inc. d/b/a
Minny Fashion
1212 Stanford
Los Angeles, CA

$25,000

Rainbow 3
1219 S. Wall
Los Angeles, CA

VIA 3
1100 S. San Pedro
Los Angeles, CA

Vogue Int'l Collection 3
910 E. Pico
Los Angeles, CA

Maria Bonita 3
1136 S. Santee
Los Angeles, CA

Everyday 3
5211 E. 11th
Los Angeles, CA

Claudia Fashion 3
1107 S. Santee
Los Angeles, CA

Advance Sewing
2236 E. 14th St.
Oakland, CA

$19,914

David Wayne d/b/a 2
Shane Hunter
1400 6th St.
San Francisco, CA

VIG Production, Inc,
88 35th St.
New York, NY

$17,082

Plymouth Mills 2, 3
330 Tompkins Ave.
Staten Island, NY

Y & D Fashions
43-27 Queens St.
Long Island City, NY

$16,500

NCC Sportswear
800 Cooper Ave.
Glendale, NY

The Urban Apparel
Group, Ltd. 3
45 7th Ave.
New York, NY

Damas Atlantic 3
5900 Decatur St.
Glendale, NY

SLM Fashion Group 3
525 7th Ave.
New York, NY

Indigo
2716 E. Medford
Vernon, CA

$16,121

Guess ?, Inc. 2, 3
1444 S. Alameda
Los Angeles, CA

J&E Fashion
9808 Glen Oaks
Sun Valley, CA

$13,990

Dakota 2
15809 S. Strathem
Los Angeles, CA

OKCA, Inc.
110 W. 11th
Los Angeles, CA

$13,338

Michel
209 E 11th
Los Angeles, CA

Carol Anderson
18915 Laurel Pk. Rd.
Rancho Dominguez, CA

306 JC Fashion
255 W. 36th St.
New York, NY

$12,973

NU Venture 2, 3
463 7th Ave.
New York, NY

Santa Barbara 3
213 W. 35th St.
New York, NY

Total Denim
1800 Hooper
Los Angeles, CA

$12,480

Guess ?, Inc. 2, 3
1444 S. Alameda
Los Angeles, CA

Kik Wear
741 W. 10th Pl.
Los Angeles, CA

Baby Guess 3
1401 S. Griffith
Los Angeles, CA

Revatex (JNCO) 2, 3
1013 S. LA St.
Los Angeles, CA

Tribe 3
1662 Gothard
Huntington Beach, CA

Roam Jeans 3
17855 Fitch
Irvine, CA

Uranus Fashions
307 W. 38th St.
New York, NY

$12,000

Turn On Products 2
225 W. 37th St.
New York, NY

Bino Enterprises 3
d/b/a Younique Knits
225 W 37th St.
New York, NY

ANH Sewing
1242 12th Ave.
Oakland, CA

$10,471

Byer of California 2
66 Potrero
San Francisco, CA

Leo Design, Inc.
3840 ½ Broadway
Los Angeles, CA

$10,283

B. Boston & Associates 3
715 E. 8th St.
Los Angeles, CA

AA Fashion
1721 N. Spring
Los Angeles, CA

$9,901

Tapestry, Inc. 2
375 W. Victoria St.
Compton, CA

Ecco Staffing
26 Journal Square
Jersey City, NJ

$9,243

The Lilli Group, Inc.
34 Wesley St.
S. Hackensack, NJ

Yoo Jin
327 W. 36th St.
New York, NY

$9,097

Jessica Ash 3
70 W. 36th St.
New York, NY

Star Avenue
514 E. 8th
Los Angeles, CA

$8,805

Francine Browner 2
5500 E. Olympic
Los Angeles, CA

Guess ?, Inc. 2, 3
1444 S. Alameda
Los Angeles, CA

Entre Deux Modes 3
1983 Locust
Pasadena, CA

Revelee 3
1206 S. Maple
Los Angeles, CA

ABS
105 Stanford
Los Angeles, CA

L & H Sewing
2627 S. Cooper
Arlington, TX

$8,286

Central Falls
3525 W. Miller Rd.
Dallas, TX

Howard Wolf 3
3809 Parry
Dallas, TX

Crane Fashion
746 S. LA St
Los Angeles, CA

$8,283

Amiga Fashion
1119 S. LA St.
Los Angeles, CA

Maxbima 3
113 E. 11th
Los Angeles,

CASara Fashion
407 E. Pico
Los Angeles, CA

$8,222

Toby Kids 3
525 E. 12th
Los Angeles, CA

Well Fashion
257 W. 38th St.
New York, NY

$8,005

Vision Apparel USA 2
498 7th Ave.
New York, NY

Cynthia Rowley 2, 3
550 7th Ave.
New York, NY

Printmakers Int'l Ltd. 2, 3
469 7th Ave.
New York, NY

1

$7,971

Binna Fashion 3
1242 S. Santee
Los Angeles, CA

PNJ, Inc.
961 E. Slauson
Los Angeles, CA

$7,300

Rodin (Blue Whale,Inc.) 3
1231 S. San Pedro
Los Angeles, CA

R.S.V. Sport (Lei) 2
6565 E. Washington
Commerce, CA

Wave
1114 S. Maple
Los Angeles, CA

D & B Fashions
910 Cherry St.
Philadelphia, PA

$6,972

Mother's Work, Inc. 2
456 N. 5th St.
Philadelphia, PA

1

$6,887

Litho Childrens Fashion 3
1523 Grande Vista
Los Angeles, CA

Lim & Kim, Inc.
6200 Hudson Ave.
West New York, NJ

$6,831

Jaclyn 3
5801 Jefferson St.
West New York, NJ

Ardsmore Blouse, Inc. 3
1359 Broadway
New York, NY

ESS Fashion
756 Broadway
Los Angeles, CA

$6,616

Dude, USA 3
1100 S. San Pedro
Los Angeles, CA

Clarin 3
1118 S. Santee
Los Angeles, CA

DSA Fashion
12030 Western Ave.
Garden Grove, CA

$6,350

Monterey Canyon, Inc.
1530 Church Road
Montebello, CA

Sharon & J. Fashion
3730 S. Main
Los Angeles, CA

$6,241

Cheree Amie 3
1439 S. Herbert
Commerce, CA

C.Y. Inc. 3
2701 S. Main
Los Angeles, CA

Divine 3
1109 S. San Julian
Los Angeles, CA

Twin Fashion
120 E. 8th
Los Angeles, CA

$6,078

Sekwang Co. 3
6394 E. Washington
Los Angeles, CA

Fashion Village 3
939 E. 31st
Los Angeles, CA

S.K. Fashion, Inc.
3775 S. Main
Los Angeles, CA

$5,953

Azteca Production 2
5804 E. Slauson
Commerce, CA

Bay Street Clothing, Inc.
1502 Washington
Los Angeles, CA

Ruff Wentworth Corp. 3
756 S. Spring
Los Angeles, CA

Rampage 2
2825 Sante Fe
Los Angeles, CA

Fashion Resource 2, 3
3151 E. Washington
Los Angeles, CA

Boy London (PSF) 3
940 W. Washington
Los Angeles, CA

Hi Q Personnel
5424 N. 5th St.
Philadelphia, PA

$5,858

Good Lad 2 , 3
431 E. Tioga St.
Philadelphia, PA

Joy Fashion
1807 E. Olympic
Los Angeles, CA

$5,852
Unpaid

One's Again 3
--can't be located--

Bada Fashion
1400 E. Adams
Los Angeles, CA

$5,419

Clover Mfg. & Wholesale 3
1119 S. Wall
Los Angeles, CA

Toby Kids 3
525 E. 12th St.
Los Angeles, CA

Baram Fashion 3
805 S. Wall
Los Angeles, CA

Sabina USA 3
530 E. 8th
Los Angeles, CA

Cloud Nine 3
1401 Adams
Los Angeles, CA

Kasual 3
360 E. Jefferson
Los Angeles, CA

T & L Sportswear
714 4th St.
Allentown, PA

$5,244

Skip's Cutting 3
330 E. Main St.
New Holland, PA

Chang Li Fashion
5436 Monte Vista
Los Angeles, CA

$5,077

BBU, Inc. 3
758 E. 14th
Los Angeles, CA

YSH Fashion
308 E. 9th St.
Los Angeles, CA

$4,981

Express 3
5811 San Pedro St.
Los Angeles, CA

Choice 3
1417 S. San Pedro
Los Angeles, CA

J & A Sewing Co.
259 8th St.
Oakland, CA

$4,461

Joan Walters 3
1140 San Mateo Ave.
S. San Francisco, CA

Bow Wah Fashion
1867 Mission St.
San Francisco, CA

$4,114

Maxit Designs 3
4044 Wayside Lane
Carmichael, CA

Hwang's Contractor
704 S. Spring
Los Angeles, CA

$4,105

Pandora's Casuals
(Onk, Inc.) 3
809 E. 18th St.
Los Angeles, CA

The Original, Inc.
1040 ½ Santee St.
Los Angeles, CA

1

$3,867

Galeria Sportswear, Ltd. 3
840 Summer St.
South Boston, MA

Carlos Mfg.
12121 Barrington
South El Monte, CA

$3,833

Romance DaJour 3
200 W. 140th St.
Los Angeles, CA

Vinh Hung, Inc.
9619 Valley
El Monte, CA

$3,754

Just for Wraps (Wrappers) 2, 3
1900 Sacramento St.
Los Angeles, CA

Erste Fashion Corp.
10832 Capital
Garden Grove, CA

$3,652

Bennini, Inc. 3
1931 E. Vista Bella Way
Rancho Dominguez, CA

Star Finishing, Inc.
284 Starr St.
Brooklyn, NY

$3,627

Knits Landing 3
8000 Cooper Ave.
Glendale, NY

T & T Sewing, Inc.
1 Brainard Ave.
Medford, MA

$3,557

House of Bianchi 3
1 Brainard Ave.
Medford, MA

Lydia Kim Fashion
261 W. 35th St.
New York, NY

$3,550

Item Ltd.
241 W. 37th St.
New York, NY

Visage Royal 3
252 W. 37th St.
New York, NY

S & S Fashion
4767 S. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA

$3,480

Fetish Group 3
5050 S. Santa Fe
Vernon, CA

Jonler of Calif. 3
5810 2nd
Vernon, CA

Cindy Fashions
210 Field St.
Arlington, TX

$3,375

Jerell, Inc. 2, 3
1431 Regal Row
Dallas, TX

Howard Wolf 3
3809 Parry
Dallas, TX

Ole Blue, Inc.
170 E. Jefferson
Los Angeles, CA

$3,006

O.G. Wear 3
584 Mateo
Los Angeles, CA

Serious 3
760 Gladys
Los Angeles, CA

Just USA 3
1022 S. Wall
Los Angeles, CA

Dana Don 3
112 W. 9th
Los Angeles, CA

Bay Street Clothing, Inc.
1502 W. Washington
Los Angeles, CA

Street Ahead 3
400 W. Roosevelt
Montebello, CA

Local Boys 3
18525 Graham
Huntington Beach, CA

Nixx Jeans 3
5705 W. Howard
Niles, IL

Goah Fashion
325 W. 37th St.
New York, NY

$2,697

Copy Cats 2
525 7th Ave.
New York, NY

D & N Sewing Shop
545 W. 12th St.
Oakland, CA

$2,599

Byer of California 2
66 Potrero
San Francisco, CA

Lisa Lai Garment Fac
160 7th St.
San Francisco, CA

$2,500

Knucklehead, Inc. 2, 3
1950 Army St.
San Francisco, CA

Fritzi California 2
199 1st St.
San Francisco, CA

Rhees Fashion Co., Inc.
111 W. 7th
Los Angeles, CA

$2,158

Mayvens of Calif. 3
531 San Pedro
Los Angeles, CA

S & S Manufacturing
6102 Narrow Place
W. New York, NY

$1,819

Fourth Edition 3
5 Lawrence St.
Bloomfield, NJ

Sue Sportswear
325 N. 13th St.
Philadelphia, PA

$1,680

Robyn Meredith, Inc. 3
450 Veterans Dr.
Philadelphia, PA

L & T
734 S. San Pedro
Los Angeles, CA

$1,595

Rampage 2
2825 Santa Fe
Los Angeles, CA

Max Fashion
724 S. Spring
Los Angeles, CA

$1,575

Moderato 3
755 E. 14th St.
Los Angeles, CA

Seam Quest
3750 W. 16th Ave.
Hialeah, FL

$1,556

Kreations, Inc. 2, 3
1075 NW 1 Ct.
Hallendale, FL

National Sewing Co.
550 Jessie St., #402
San Francisco, CA

$1,500

Fritzi California 2
199 1st St.
San Francisco, CA

Blanc Norr 3
1261 Anderson Dr.
San Rafael, CA

1

$1,471

The Evergreen Group, Inc. 3
24 Norfolk, Ave.
S. Easton, MA

Jenny Sewing
1107 California Lane #303
Arlington, TX

$1,420

Jerell, Inc. 2, 3
1431 Regal Row
Dallas, TX

S & T Sewing Shop
832 Mission St.
3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA

$1,359

J.J. Mae's Inc. 3
d/b/a Rainbeau
120 Mississippi
San Francisco, CA

Alexandra's Company
4747 Brooks St.
Montclair, CA

$1,274

M. Shapiro & Company
10150 National Blvd.
Culver City, CA

City Fashion
309 E. 8th
Los Angeles, CA

$1,175

Migreen USA 3
532 E. 11th
Los Angeles, CA

MJ & P, Inc. d/b/a 3
Fashion Dobe
1142 Wall
Los Angeles, CA

United Pro Fashion
550 Jessie St., #401
San Francisco, CA

$1,150

Joan Walters 3
1140 San Mateo Ave.
S. San Francisco, CA

ESS Fashion
756 Broadway
Los Angeles, CA

In dispute

Pretty Good 3
1100 S. San Pedro
Los Angeles, CA

Max Fashion
724 S. Spring
Los Angeles, CA

In dispute

Stella Fashion 3
1025 S. Maple
Los Angeles, CA

Uranus Fashions
307 W. 38th St.
New York, NY

In dispute

Notations Inc 2
109 Pike Circle
Huntingdon Valley, PA

Footnote:

1. Manufacturer contacted because of own violations.
2. Manufacturer agreed to begin monitoring programs, or has a monitoring in place.
3. First time manufacturer has been included on Enforcement Report.

 



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