Wage & Hour Division
U.S. Department of Labor
Alexis M. Herman, Secretary
FY1998 Fourth 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, 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.
RecognitionThe Department is working with and encouraging the
industry to develop recognition programs to highlight best practices for others
to follow.
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.
PartnershipWorking 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 fourth quarter of the fiscal year, October 1, 1998 through
December 30, 1998. 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 third quarter.
We have designated by bold face type firms that appeared on prior reports.
The Department of Labor believes that manufacturer monitoring programs are a
key 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 cost-effective internal monitoring. 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 3 Major Garment Centers
October 1998 - December 1998
Garment Enforcement Summary October 1998 - December 1998
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TOTAL |
DALLAS |
NEW YORK |
ATLANTA |
CALIFORNIA |
CHICAGO / KANSAS CITY |
BOSTON |
Number of Investigations Conducted |
175 |
2 |
63 |
10 |
51 |
1 |
29 |
Number of Investigations with Violations |
55 |
2 |
13 |
3 |
29 |
1 |
2 |
Amount of Back Wages Recovered |
$636,191 |
$5,456 |
$126,771 |
$7,841 |
$369,693 |
$7,229 |
$7,386 |
Number of Receiving Back Wages |
1,290 |
18 |
316 |
31 |
863 |
17 |
5 |
Civil Fines Imposed |
$135,395 |
$0 |
$15,215 |
$0 |
$120,040 |
$0 |
$0 |
Apparel Manufacturers Contacted
October 1998 - December 1998
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, 1998 and December 30, 1998 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. 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 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; 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 1998 - December 1998
Contractor |
Back wages found by Wage & Hour
to be due contractor employees |
Manufacturers Identified as Doing Business with Contractor During
Investigation Period |
Mott Street Production
128 Mott St.
New York, NY 10013 |
$142,010 |
Dani-Max
1400 Broadway
New York, NY 10018
D.J. Summers 31400 Broadway
New York, NY 10018
Virgo Fashions 3
1400 Broadway
New York, NY 10018 |
Trinity Knitworks
1721 Trinity
Los Angeles, CA 90015 |
$122,995 |
Atlas Sportswear 3
4105 Airport Way South
Seattle, WA 98108
Gilrichio 3
500 Spectrum Circle
Oxnard, CA 93030
MCB, Inc.
2317 S. Santa Fe Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90058
Girls/Skateboard 3
3017 kashiwa St.
Torrance, CA 90505 |
Just Fashion
265 Canal St.
New York, NY 10013 |
$54,986 |
Renlyn Fashion 3
498 7th Ave.
New York, NY 10018 |
AC Express
133-49 37th Ave.
Flushing, NY 11354 |
$38,842 |
Merryl Diamond, Ltd.
1384 Broadway
New York, NY 10018
Wild Life Sportswear
1411 Broadway
New York, NY
Savion 3
1384 Broadway
New York, NY 10018 |
World Best Sewing
9395 S. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90015 |
$25,000 |
Mystic, Inc. 3
521 E. 11th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Golden Star
1144 San Julian St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015 |
Jo-Eun
425 W. 11th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015 |
$20,000 |
Four Seasons 3
3187 S. Alameda St.
Los Angeles, CA 90058
Groove 3
110 S. San Pedro St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Newport Apparel Corp.
6850 Walthall Way
Paramount, CA 90723
Impressions
5500 S. Boyle Ave.
Vernon, CA 90058
Lorenzo 3
425 W. 11th
Los Angeles, CA 90015 |
K.V. Sportswear
9860 Rush St.
S. El Monte, CA 91733 |
$15,289 |
Moshay, Inc. 2
6199 Malburg Way
Vernon, CA 90058
Azteca 2
5804 E. Slauson Ave.
Commerce, CA 90040
L'koral 2
5175 S. Soto St.
Vernon, CA 90058
Sweet for Two 3
3015 S. Alameda
Los Angeles, CA 90058
PLI 3
1261 S. Boyle
Los Angeles, CA 90023 |
IS Fashion
309 E. 8th St
Los Angeles, CA 90014. |
$12,768 |
Pio Studio 3
901 E. 31st St.
Los Angeles, CA 90011
Sky 3
1045 S. Los Angeles St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
EG Sportswear, Inc. 3
1800 S. Main St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Sharnell 3
1100 S. San Pedro St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Picasso 3
1405 E. 15th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90021 |
Maria Cindy Fashion, Inc.
8203 Lankershim Blvd.
No. Hollywood, CA 91605 |
$11,492 |
Kayo of California 2
161 W. 39th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90037 |
Terri Fashion
10429 Rush St.
S. El Monte, CA 91733 |
$11,113 |
Romance Du Jour
200 W. 140th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90061 |
D.T. Fashion
10148 E. Rush St.
S. El Monte, CA 91733 |
$11,047 |
Group B Clothing Co.
2950 E. Vernon Ave.
Vernon, CA 90058
Daisy of California 2
1010 Sycamore Ave.
S. Pasadena, CA 91030 |
Vero Tran, Inc.
1712 Potrero Ave.
S. El Monte, CA 91733 |
$8,352 |
Espresso Clothing Co. 3
1941 Santa Anita Ave.
S. El Monte, CA 91733 |
G&A Bias
3610 S. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90007 |
$8,317 |
Great Escape
1543 Newton St.
Los Angeles, CA 90021
London Lady
3917 S. Hill St.
Los Angeles, CA 90037 |
(1) |
$8,250 |
Four Seasons 3
3187 S. Alameda
Los Angeles, CA 90053 |
2000 Knitwear Manufacturing
2227 Merced Ave.
S. El Monte, CA 91733 |
$8,217 |
Espresso Clothing Co. 3
1941 Santa Anita Ave.
S. El Monte, CA 91733
J.R.B.
2115 Troy Ave.
S. El Monte, CA 91733 |
Daniyelyan Osvep
6158 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90038 |
$8,005 |
Sanctuary 3
10507 Burbank Blvd.
No. Hollywood, CA 91601 |
Discovery Sportswear
310 71st St.
Guttenberg, NJ 07093 |
$7,796
(mfr. contact 6/98) |
Periscope Sportswear
2075 91st St.
North Bergen, NJ 07047 |
Aldo Finishing
722 Metropolitan Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11211 |
$7,496 |
RJS Group, Ltd. 2,3
43-23 Queens St.
Long Island City, NY 11101
LJJ, Inc. 3
29 Wythe Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11211 |
Warchol Garment Co., Inc.
2000 W. Carroll |
$7,299 |
Arthur Keifer & Assoc. 3
4211 Highway 173
Chicago, IL 60612 Zion, IL 60099
A Month of Sundays 3
363 W. Erie St.
Chicago, IL 60610 |
Adrianna's Fashion
551 A Jessie St.
San Fernando, CA 91340 |
$6,041 |
Sew Forth, Inc. 3
551 B Jessie St.
San Fernando, CA 91340 |
(1) |
$5,509 |
MHPG Incorporated 3
355 Main St.
Whitinsville, MA 01588 |
VL Apparel
2322 Troy Ave.
S. El Monte, CA 91733 |
$5,350 |
Bonkers
2313 S. Sante Fe Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90058 |
D&J Fashion Co.
1811 Johnston St.
Los Angeles, CA 90031 |
$5,232 |
I.L.U.
2221 E. Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90021
Dixietex Int'l, Inc.
1026 S. Wall St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Orbit 7
2020 Hawkin Circle
Los Angeles, CA 90001 |
M&J Fashion, Inc.
939 S. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90015 |
$5,136 |
XOXO
6000 Sheila St.
Commerce, CA 90040 |
T&F Fashions
66 Oliver St.
Newark, NJ 07102 |
$4,657 |
New Age 3
463 7th Ave.
New York, NY 10018 |
Washington Sportswear
1 South Park
San Francisco, CA 94107 |
$4,047 |
Pacific Sunwear
5200 E. LaPalma Ave.
Anaheim, CA 92807
No Fear
2251 Faraday Ave.
Carlsbad, CA 92008 |
Domestic Sweaters
476 A. Jefferson St.
Brooklyn, NY 11237 |
$4,033 |
Fashion Ave. Knits
1710 Flushing Ave.
Ridgewood, NY 11385 |
J&Y Company
1807 E. Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90021 |
$3,947 |
Violation 3
521 E. 11th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Angela Fashion 3
635 S. Clarence St.
Los Angeles, CA 90023 |
Jancy Fashion, Inc.
907 Jupiter Rd.
Garland, TX 75042 |
$3,608 |
SGS Studio, Inc. 2
11880 Shiloh Rd.
Dallas, TX 75228
C'est La Vie, Inc. 2
163 Cole St.
Dallas, TX 75207
Howard B. Wolf, Inc. 2
3809 Parry Ave.
Dallas, TX 75226 |
HRM Fashions, Inc.
10132 NW 80 Ave.
Hialeah, FL 33016 |
$3,449 |
Ashwood, Inc. 3
1501 E. 10th Ave.
Hialeah, FL 33013 |
Sunrise Sewing Co.
2630 Strozier St.
S. El Monte, CA 91733 |
$3,416 |
Georgiano
3801 Broadway Pl.
Los Angeles, CA 90037
Designs Limited, Inc.
417 E. 15th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Crystal 3
2501 Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90007 |
(1) |
$3,127 |
Ashley Sewn Products 3
95 Harold Street
Sylva, NC 28779 |
NBC Apparel
3675 E. Olympic Blvd. |
$2,099 |
Teaze of CA
9701 Bell Ranch Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90023 Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 |
The Slovin Company, Inc.
P.O. Box 198
Worcester, MA 01606 |
$1,876 |
Kym Company 3
325 Alabama Blvd.
Jackson, GA 30233 |
Nice Going Fashions
217 Center St.
New York, NY 10013 |
$1,545 |
Rich Rags of NY 3
1407 Broadway
New York, NY 10018
Sketch 3
148 W. 37th St.
New York, NY 10018 |
Uncommon Threads
2400 W 8 Lane #B
Hialeah, FL 33010 |
$1,265 |
2 Plus 2 3
2190 E. 11th Ave.
Hialeah, FL 33013
Jordana 3
7531 NW 70th St.
Medley, FL 33166
Brenda Goode 3
1016 E. 17th St.
Hialeah, FL 33010
International Uniforms 3
1075 E. 14th St.
Hialeah, FL 33010
Richland Apparel 2
16085 NW 52nd Ave.
Miami, FL 33014 |
Abba Fashion
555 8th Ave.
New York, NY 10018 |
$1,000 |
Eva Laurel 3
213 W. 35th St.
New York, NY 10001
Tara & Nicole 3
62 W. 36th St.
New York, NY 10018
Third Generation 3
1384 Broadway
New York, NY 10018 |
Trinity Knitworks
1721 Trinity
Los Angeles, CA 90015 |
In dispute |
Classic Design 3
771 Towne Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90011
PM Knitting 3
5111 Hampton St.
Vernon, CA 90058
The Romar Group 3
21550 Oxnard St.
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Billabong 3
1945 Placentia Ave.
Costa Mesa, CA 92627 |
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.
* Manufacturers on the list that have agreed to monitor their
contractors for future compliance are designated with an asterisk.
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