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July 19, 2003 DOL Home > ESA > WHD > Garment > Report: Oct. - Dec. 1999 |
Garment Enforcement Report: October 1999 - December 1999 Wage & Hour Division
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TOTAL |
DALLAS |
NEW YORK |
SOUTHEAST |
CALIFORNIA |
BOSTON |
U.S. Territories |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of Investigations Conducted |
94 |
3 |
12 |
14 |
29 |
15 |
1 |
Number of Investigations with Violations |
39 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
23 |
3 |
1 |
Amount of Back Wages Recovered |
$400,852 |
$0 |
$197,998 |
$601 |
$438,909 |
$29,467 |
$48,646 |
Number of Receiving Back Wages |
867 |
0 |
305 |
6 |
630 |
23 |
70 |
Civil Fines Imposed |
$19,300 |
$0 |
$15,300 |
$0 |
$59,950 |
$0 |
$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 1,1999 and September 30, 1999 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; 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. 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 to be due contractor employees |
Manufacturers Identified as Doing Business with Contractor During Investigation Period |
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Daewoosa Samoa, Ltd. |
$366,689 |
JaKor Trading Co., Inc. 3 New Star Trading Co., Ltd. 3 |
Sense Fashion |
$74,412 |
Ultimate 3 Espresso |
Dragon Sportswear, Inc. |
$70,696 |
Jeffrey Craig 2 , 3 Derick Sportswear 2 , 3 Exact Change 2 |
Starlike Fashion, Inc. |
$69,591 |
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Top Garment/Lograr, Inc. |
$60,600 |
Global Casual, Inc. 3 Born in America BB Co., Inc. 3 |
P&H Sportswear |
$45,370 |
EBGB Filati Body Code International, Inc. 3 Boom Boom Wrapper 2 Milano Express Private Label 2 Woven Integrity 3 Phenom Industries, Inc. 3 |
Carlos Manufacturing |
$42,799 |
High Step 3 Disguise Quiksilver 2 Putnam Sourcing Group 3 Carole Little 2 |
Sophia's Fashion |
$40,925 |
Adam Tala 3 Spike & The Boys 3 Classy Lady 3 Great Escape High Step 3 Rag Brokers 3 Roman Apparel 3 Lida Caputa 3 Entrancy |
M&H Manufacturing, Inc. |
$35,000 |
Rainbeau 3 |
(1) |
$27,842 |
Cressona Knit Products, Inc. 3 |
Advance Mfg., Inc. |
$19,905 |
Jerell, Inc. 2 Jessica McClintock 2 1400 16th St. Fritzi 2 Shane Hunter Sweet Potatoes 2 Byer 2 |
Golden Globe |
$19,731 |
Swat Fame 2 U S Boys 2 |
BW Apparel, Inc. |
$18,995 |
Space Girlz 3 Bee Darlin 2 NS Apparel 3 Jessica Lauren 3 California Faultline, Inc. 3 |
Wallis Fashion, Inc. |
$18,630 |
Shane Hunter, Inc. Blanc Noir Jessica McClintock 2 San Francisco Network 3 Jerell, Inc. 2 |
America Sewing, Inc. |
$17,925 |
Dani Max Ann Travis, Inc. 2 Item Eyes 2 Katherine Bishop 3 Norton McNaughton 2 Bushwakker Sportswear |
(1) |
$17,227 |
The First Years, Inc. 3 |
Big Apple |
$14,143 |
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Peony International, Inc. |
$14,009 |
Shane Hunter, Inc. Japanese Weekend, Inc. 3 |
(1) |
$11,189 |
Northern Isles, |
CBX Fashion |
$9,842 |
Marisa Christina 3 Garment Maker 3 |
(1) |
$8,943 |
Superba, Inc. 3 |
A&L Fashion, Inc. |
$8,430 |
JBS Ltd. |
A Plus Sportswear, Inc. |
$7,890 |
Derick Sportswear 2 , 3 |
JWA Fashion |
$7,860 |
Joshua Fashion 2 , 3 |
JR Fashions |
$7,072 |
Richland Apparel 2 |
Newly Fashion |
$6,900 |
Gramicci Billy Blue 3 Se Jollie 3 Caitac Cutline 3 Space Girlz 3 Cest Toi 3 |
Sky Fashion |
$6,661 |
Tower 3 |
Michele Fashion |
$6,354 |
L.F. Sportswear, Inc. 2 , 3 Swat Fame 2 Fritzi 2 LA Gold 2 Jonathan Martin 2 Nina Piccalino 2 Rag Brokers 3 Lee Thomas, Inc. 2 |
L&L Fashion, Inc. |
$6,179 |
Teaze of CA |
Seemi Co., Inc. |
$4,776 |
Monterey Canyon |
Tran Luu Fashion |
$4,204 |
Candice Private Label Industries 2 Double Fault All Access 2 Unger Fabrik Great Escape Creative Design Works, Inc. 3 Carol Anderson |
Lead Fashion, Inc. |
$3,697 |
DANA K, Inc. 3 |
True Vine Apparel, Inc. |
$3,542 |
Blue Cactus 3 Cactus Fashion, Inc. 3 |
Vicky & Nicole Fashions, Inc. |
$3,234 |
Marvin Richards St. John L'Art De La Mode, Inc. |
B&B Swimwear, Inc. |
$2,773 |
Riviera Sales and Distribution 3 |
Ann Shiang Fashion |
$2,476 |
Marisa Christina 3 Garment Maker 3 |
Dully Corp. |
$2,323 |
Young Stuff Apparel Group Vital Apparel 2 , 3 Modern Zakh, Inc. 3 Cool Wear 2 |
Duval Sportswear |
$2,060 |
At Last Sportswear, Inc. 2 |
TID, Inc. |
$2,056 |
John Paul Richard 3 XOXO 2 |
CZW Fashion |
$1,807 |
Jessica Ash |
New Pacific Star, Inc. |
$1,536 |
Teaze of CA L'Koral 2 Raj Manufacturing 3 Sirena Apparel Group |
(1) |
$1,451 |
Fashion Trend International 3 |
(1) |
$1,160 |
Fashahn Clothing & Uniform 3 |
NES Embroidery |
$1,051 |
The Gem Group 3 |
BW Apparel, Inc. |
In dispute |
Georgiann Bodywear 3 Kandy Kiss Daisy of California 2 |
P&H Sportswear |
In dispute |
Shaul Apparel 3 Double Fault Destination LA, Inc. 3 J&J Graphics 3 Rag Brokers 3 |
Carlos Manufacturing |
In dispute |
Judy Ann 2 |
Sophia's Fashion |
In dispute |
Baggy's Killoton Shaul Apparel 3 Nina Bella Peter Duo Image 3 |
JWA Fashion |
In dispute |
Star City Huquenot Clothing 3 CE Chique, Ltd. 3 Bentleys Inc., a/k/a Ambers 3 |
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.
4 Amount is a civil money penalty assessed for
child labor violations of FLSA.
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