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July 19, 2003 DOL Home > ESA > WHD > Garment > Report: Jul. - Sep. 1998 |
Garment Enforcement Report: July 1998 - September 1998 Wage & Hour Division
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TOTAL |
DALLAS |
NEW YORK |
ATLANTA |
CALIFORNIA |
CHICAGO / |
BOSTON |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of Investigations Conducted |
154 |
9 |
76 |
14 |
53 |
1 |
1 |
Number of Investigations with Violations |
98 |
6 |
37 |
9 |
44 |
1 |
1 |
Amount of Back Wages Recovered |
$606,722 |
$24,488 |
$184,199 |
$44,575 |
$353,460 |
$0 |
$0 |
Number of Receiving Back Wages |
1,761 |
61 |
805 |
173 |
722 |
0 |
0 |
Civil Fines Imposed |
$192,095 |
$0 |
$56,750 |
$0 |
$132,195 |
$3,150 |
$0 |
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 July 1, 1998 and September 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.
Contractor |
Back wages found by Wage & Hour |
Manufacturers
Identified as Doing Business |
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Lonestar Sportswear |
$28,068 |
Fashion Ave. Knits |
Handy Fashion |
$23,324 |
En Francais 3 Teri Jon 3 Datiani 3 Korliss Fashion |
Basic & Solid |
$22,740 |
Eunina 2 |
Charles Sportswear |
$17,571 |
Trends Clothing 2 |
(1) |
$14,000 |
S&A Kids, Inc.3 |
Hosanna Active Wear |
$13,897 |
Vintage Blue 2 |
Empress Apparel, Inc. |
$13,328 |
Show Mart 3 |
Joy Fashion |
$13,221 |
Red Ox 3 |
Apparel Collection, Inc. |
$12,282 |
Vintage Blue 2 Sirena Apparel Group |
Bo Fat Fashion, Inc. |
$12,053 |
Y.M. New York 3 Breli Originals |
THT Fashion |
$11,659 |
California Concepts 2
Jerry Leigh 2
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Dai Ho, Inc. |
$11,552 |
Robyn Meredith |
Kienhi Fashion |
$10,204 |
Uinworld Trading Co. USA 3 Sew Be It 3 Ampar Apparel, Inc. 3 |
Jessica Fashion |
$9,930 |
Brenda, Inc. 3 Angie Fashion 3
La Bamba 3 |
SJS Finishing |
$9,828 |
Jet for America's Sport 3 |
Young's Fashion |
$9,566 |
Match |
CJ Fashion |
$9,211 |
Oro Fashion |
Hien Fashion |
$9,199 |
Mea Fashion 3 |
Vicky Cutting Service |
$9,119 |
Kick's Fashion 3 Charming Shops 3 |
TNC (a/k/a Continental) |
$9,000 |
JB America 2 California Club 3 Unger Fabric |
J&T Embroidery |
$8,695 |
August Fabrics 3 |
G&A Bias |
$8,317 |
Carole Anderson Enchante Rialto Collection 3 Choon, Inc. Great Escape 3917 S. Hill St. Los Angeles, CA 90037 |
Sew New |
$7,799 |
Disguise 3 |
Gateway Sewing |
$6,857 |
David Wayne 2 |
Top Sky Corp. |
$6,586 |
Silver Nickels NCC Sportswear 2
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MCA Fashion, Inc. |
$6,364 |
Jenna Lane 3 Skylite Fashion |
LIC Industries |
$6,177 |
Cool Wear 2 Leads Manufacturing 3 Young Stuff 3 |
K.C. Manufacturing |
$5,907 |
Karman, Inc. 3 C.L. Lacy Wholesale, Inc. 3 Satin-N-Straw, Inc. 3 Stubbs Davis Company, Inc. 3 Stubbs Collection, Inc. 3 |
Hudson Creations |
$5,715 |
Millenium Sportswear |
Fantastic Sewing, Inc. |
$5,021 |
L. Hamrick, Inc. 3 Made in America 3 Robyn Meredith |
Stitches Unlimited |
$4,909 |
Rikki B. 3 |
J.D. Nancy Fashions |
$4,841 |
Jacyln's |
Tereza Mfg. Co. |
$4,500 |
Milano Express Bay Street Clothing |
Apparel Services Cutting |
$4,473 |
Ivory 2, 3
Amy Jess 3 |
May Hing Sports, Inc. |
$4,017 |
XTRMZ, Ltd. Perceptions 2
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Beatriz Fashions |
$3,682 |
At Last Sportswear |
Jason A. Sportswear |
$3,615 |
Vertical Zone 3 |
Mariellas Fashion |
$2,876 |
Mosquito 3 Garron 3 LA Paint & Print 3 |
Roamni's Fashions |
$2,859 |
Ike Behar 3 |
Nicewell, Inc. |
$2,843 |
Columbia Sportswear Fila 3 Reebok 3 Russell Corp.3 |
Nice Touch |
$2,624 |
Byer California 2 Carole Anderson |
Sew Beautiful Fashion |
$2,525 |
Mustang Sportswear 3 |
G. Hana Enterprises |
$2,243 |
Celly K 3 The Steps of California 3 |
Hero Apparel |
$2,195 |
Trends Manufacturing 2 |
Christina Ayana, Inc. |
$2,086 |
Ton Ton Fashion 3 My Tina Boy Blue 3 |
Duval Sportswear |
$2,060 |
At Last Sportswear |
IAN Sportswear |
$1,550 |
J. Corn So. 3 |
W.F. Fashion, Inc. |
$1,442 |
Acker Knitting Mill 3 |
Tracy Kim |
$1,178 |
Best Kids 3 |
R&Y Fashion, Inc. |
$1,171 |
Expose 3 |
(1) |
$1,077 |
Brenda, Inc. 3 |
Tom Fashion |
$1,030 |
Nothing to Wear Carole Anderson |
N&J Apparel |
$1,010 |
Gotcha Volcam Co. 3 Aftco 3 Yaga, Inc. DV8 Gear/Deviate, Inc. 3 Cloud 9, Inc. 3 Nema 3 Bijou Bodywear 3 Modern Amusement 3 Oakley, Inc. 3 Azita/26 Red 365/A Girl's Ride 3 Syko 3 Intensity Athletics 3 |
Mariella's Fashion |
In Dispute |
Nina Piccalino 2 |
CJ Fashion |
In Dispute |
May Queen Fashion 3 |
Empress Apparel |
In Dispute |
Robin Piccone 3 Miken 3 |
1 Manufacturer
contacted because of own violations.
2 Manufacturer
agreed to begin contractor monitoring program, or has a monitoring program in
place.
3 First time
manufacturer has been included on Enforcement Report.
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