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Garment Enforcement Report: July 1999 - September 1999

Wage & Hour Division
U.S. Department of Labor
Alexis M. Herman, Secretary

FY1999 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, education and partnerships 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.

Education

Through 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.

Partnerships

Working 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, July 1, 1999 through September 30, 1999. 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 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 2 Major Garment Centers

July 1999 - September 1999

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

Garment Enforcement Summary
July 1999 - September 1999
 

TOTAL

DALLAS

NEW YORK

SOUTHEAST

CALIFORNIA

CHICAGO

PHILA.

Number of Investigations Conducted

115

9

54

7

29

10

6

Number of Investigations with Violations

75

3

31

4

23

9

5

Amount of Back Wages Recovered

$721,854

$49,209

$181,109

$13,208

$438,909

$20,855

$22,564

Number of Receiving Back Wages

1,520

71

646

11

630

77

85

Civil Fines Imposed

$85,180

$17,000

$1,250

$1,600

$59,950

$4,900

$480



Apparel Manufacturers Contacted
July 1999 - September 1999
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 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.

 

Apparel Manufacturers Contacted
July 1999 - September 1999

Contractor

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

Manufacturers Identified as Doing Business with Contractor During Investigation Period

Emerald Tex, Inc.
10626 E. Rush St.
S. El Monte, CA 91733

$247,069

Jowett Garment Factory, Inc.
10359 E. Rush St.
S. El Monte, CA 91733

CL Fashion Express, Inc.
13280 Paxton St.
Pacoima, CA 91331

$60,403

L & L Manufacturing 2, 3
2250 S. Maple Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90011

1

$51,388

TL Care 3
2413 3rd St.
San Francisco, CA 94107

Chos Lucky Fashion
555 8th Ave.
New York, NY 10018

$45,937
($27,864 unpaid)

Jordan Taylor 2, 3
1407 Broadway
New York, NY 10018

Angel Made In Heaven, Inc. 3
116 26th St
Brooklyn, NY 11232 .

Barry Morgan
501 7th Ave.
New York, NY 10018

Ardmore Blouses, Inc. 2
500 7th Ave.
New York, NY 10018

TRW d/b/a MKC
341 39th St.
Brooklyn, NY 11232

$34,183

Dawn Joy 2
501 7th Ave.
New York, NY 10018

C & T Sewing
104 E. Veterans Memorial Pkwy.
Harker Heights, TX 76543

$28,021

Circle T
2632 Freewood Dr.
Dallas, TX 75220

Ridge Knit Corp.
71 _ 13 60th Lane
Ridgewood, NY 11385

$27,935

Boom Wear Apparel, Inc. 3
250 Moore St.
Brooklyn, NY 11206

Max One Collections, Inc.
1867 Penn Mar Ave.
S. El Monte, CA 91733

$25,599

L'Koral 2
5157 S. Soto St.
Vernon, CA 90058

All Access 2, 3
5110 Pacific Blvd.
Vernon, CA 90058

Cald Enterprises
2646 Strozier Ave.
El Monte, CA 91733

$23,587

High Drama 3
860 S. Los Angeles St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014

J. Michelle of California 2
5808 S. Wilmington
Los Angeles, CA 90058

Baggy's 3
2079 E. 15th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90021
A Gold E 3
940 W. Washington Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90010

Blue Sand 2, 3
2640 E. 12th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90021

U S Boys 2
2121 E. 37th St.
Vernon, CA 90058

Nina Piccalino 2
1020 E. 14th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90001

St. Germaine 2
2305 S. Santa Fe Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90058

Toran, Inc.
6 DeKalb St.
Norristown, PA 19401

$20,359

Neckworks, Inc.
435 Ivyland Rd.
Ivyland, PA 18974

AAJOO, Inc.
90 Dayton Ave.
Passaic, NJ 07055

$20,203

House of Ronnie 3
1372 Broadway
New York, NY 10018

Veng Wah Fashion, Inc.
8909 E. Garvey Ave.
Rosemead, CA 91770

$18,065

Miken 2
539 S. Mission Rd.
Los Angeles, CA 90033

LA Exchange/Assoluto 2
23266 Arroyo Vista
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688

Double Fault
650 E. 16th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

LA Gal 2
6891 Florence Pl.
Bell Gardens, CA 90201

T & M Fashion
7576 Garden Grove Blvd.
Garden Grove, CA 92641

$17,658

Kristesse 31041 W. 18th St.
Costa Mesa, CA 92627

Lira Fashion
3131 S. Alameda St.
Los Angeles, CA 90058

One Up Fashion Corp. 3
224 E. 11th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Line On Design 3
1041 Wall St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Profile 3
315 E. 11th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Y & P Fashion, Inc.
5803 Jefferson St.
West New York, NJ 07093

$17,577

Ardmore Blouses, Inc. 2
500 7th Ave.
New York, NY 10018

O Sewing
112 W. Sprott Ave.
Killeen, TX 76543

$16,842

Sunny South
7777 Hines Place
Dallas, TX 75235

SGS Studio 2
11880 Shiloh Rd.
Dallas, TX 75228

1

$16,152

Garment Services, Inc.
2407 N. Rosemead Blvd.
S. El Monte, CA 91733

Polygon, Inc.
555 8th Ave.
New York, NY 10018

$15,532

Positive Attitude
1400 Broadway
New York, NY 10018

Twenty Eight Fashion, Inc.859 63rd St.
Brooklyn, NY 11220

$14,461

Jenna Lane 2
5 Whistler Way
Marlboro, NJ 07746

Son Ca Fashion
7692 Garden Grove Blvd.
Westminster, CA 92683

$13,829

Fritzi 2
199 First St.
San Franicsco, CA 94705

Jersey Coat
123 Railroad Ave.
Newark, NJ 07105

$13,200

Amerimade Coat 3
56-62 St. Francis St.
Newark, NJ 07105

Oliver Fashions, Inc.
108-39 46th Ave.
Corona, NY 11368

$12,387

City Site Sportswear
2451 McDonald Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11223

Universe Fashion
318 W. 9th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

$10,861

Per Seption 3
1797 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90058

JB America 2
3855 S. Hill
Los Angeles, CA 90037

M & M Fashion, Inc.
2740 Atlantic Blvd.
Maywood, CA 90270

$10,771

Tex Tec Creations 3
22661 Old Canal Rd.
Yorba Linda, CA 92887

RMLA, Inc.
1972 E. 20th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90058

Little Laura 2
1655 Mateo St.
Los Angeles, CA 90021

Ashley Furs, Inc. 3
66 Oliver St.
Newark, NJ 07105

$10,192

KC Collections
150 W. 28th St.
New York, NY 10001

L'Art De La Mode, Inc. 3
1 Jerome Ave.
Lyndhurst, NJ 07071

Stitches Unlimited, Inc.
515 Gregory Ave.
Weehawkin, NJ 07087

$10,048

Ricki B., Inc.
1350 Broadway
New York, NY 10018

PMA Finishing Corp.
476 Jefferson St.
Brooklyn, NY 11237

$9,784

A.R. Knitwear Co., Inc. 2, 3
2201 79th St.
No. Bergen, NJ 07041

Sou Brothers Fashion, Inc.
2424 Troy
S. El Monte, CA 91733

$8,737

Balkster's
2121 N. Central Ave.
S. El Monte, CA 91733

Tribeca Sportswear
245 4th St.
Passaic, NJ 07055

$8,345

One Step Up
1407 Broadway
New York City, NY 10018
DLT Venture Corp.
1410 Broadway
New York City, NY 10018

Fair Lady
41-43 Division St.
New York, NY 10002

$7,852

Basic Views
1411 Broadway
New York, NY 10018

Wellton, Inc.
5921 20th Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11204

$7,746

Perceptions 2
1400 Broadway
New York, NY 10018

Father & Son Fashions, Inc.
113 Monroe St.
Newark, NJ 07105

$7,605

L'Art De La Mode, Inc. 3
1 Jerome Ave.
Lyndhurst, NJ 07071

Fleet Street 3
512 7th Ave.
New York, NY 10018

BNB Industries, Inc.
58 Oliver St.
Newark, NJ 07105

$7,524

Betsy & Adam 3
225 W. 37th St.
New York, NY 10018

Grand B, Inc.
1500 Harrison St.
San Francisco, CA 94103

$6,466

J. Crain Corp. 3
2415 Riverside Dr.
Santa Ana, CA 92706

Bellewether Performance Apparel 3
375 Alabama
San Francisco, CA 94110

Firuze, Inc. 3
2001 Union St.
San Francisco, CA 94123

Bebe 2
380 Valley Dr.
Brisbane, CA 94005

Esprit 2
900 Minnesota
San Francisco, CA 94107

Geza Gear 3
4060 Canyon Way
Pittsburgh, CA 94565

Henry Tie Mfg. Corp.
220 61st St.
West New York, NJ 07093

$6,451

Bendinger Industries, Inc. 3
10 Shurs Lane
Philadelphia, PA 19127

Milan Neckwear International 3
146 W. 29th St.
New York, NY 10001

FWR Enterprises 3
230 W. 55th St.
New York, NY 10019

Fancy Trim Co.
763 S. San Pedro St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014

$6,4004

XOXO 2
6000 Sheila Ave.
Commerce, CA 90040

F & F Clothing Manufacturing
4660 N. Rockwell
Chicago, IL 60625

$6,345

Uniforms to You
5600 W. 73rd St.
Chicago, IL 60638

Kimbo Fashion, Inc.
2317 Merced
S. El Monte, CA 91733

$5,649

Ashley Sewn Products
95 Harold St.
Sylva, NC 28779

Kamei Garment Co., Inc.
968 Mission St.
San Francisco, CA 94103

$5,639

SF City Lights 2
470 Alabama St.
San Francisco, CA 94110

Jessica McClintock 2
1400 16th St.
San Francisco, CA 94103
Sue Mills
1840 Market St.
San Francisco, CA 94102

American Apparel
3480 NNW 41st St.
Miami, FL 33142

$5,504

Land & Sea 2
175 Old Airport Rd.
Roeback, SC 29376

Zeke & Zoe 3
1333 Broadway
New York, NY 10018

Lammark
307 W. 38th St.
New York, NY 10018

$5,356

Jessica Ash
70 37th St.
New York, NY 10018

Lady Cezanne 3
64 W. 37th St.
New York, NY 10018

Nu Ree Corp.
252 W. 37th St.
New York, NY 10018

$5,123

Karen Miller 3
60 W. 38th St.
New York, NY 10018

Honest Johnny
2630 Strozier
S. El Monte, CA 91733

$4,904

Carole Little 2
3434 S. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90007

J.W. Evergreen Fashion
307 W. 38th St.
New York, NY 10018

$4,658

T.P. Saddle Blanket & Co. 3
304 Main St.
Great Barrington, MA 01230

Rene Portier 3
244 W. 39th St.
New York, NY 10018

Liz Knitwear
6305 Palisade Ave.
West New York, NJ 07093

$4,529

Diva Knitwear 3
730 Grand Ave.
Ridgefield, NJ 07657

Eagle Sewing
4040 N. Kedzie
Chicago, IL 60618

$4,335

I. T. Ties 3
401 N. Western
Chicago, IL 60612

Han's USA Fashion, Inc.
341 W. 38th St.
New York, NY 10018

$4,190
(unpaid)

Rina Rossi 3
240 W. 37th St.
New York, NY 10018

Zion Design 3
266 W. 37th St.
New York, NY 10018

Bahari Group 2
1375 Broadway
New York, NY 10018

S&T Embroidery
259 Laird Ave.
Cliffside Park, NJ 07010

$4,085

August Fabrics
8701 Tonnelle Ave.
North Bergen, NJ 07047

Y.S. Apparel
3701 N. Ravenswood
Chicago, IL 60613

$3,831

Frontline 3
2600 W. 19th St.
Chicago, IL 60608

Fang International
2017 Central Ave.
El Monte, CA 91733

$3,800

City Girl 2, 3
6409 Gayhart
Commerce, CA 90040

Sun Hoa, Inc.
9820 E. Rush St.
S. El Monte, CA 91733

$3,165

Private Label Industries 2
1261 S. Boyle Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90023

J & F 3
5578 Bandini Blvd.
Bell, CA 90201

Empire Sportswear
724 Spring St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014

$2,970

Maltos 3
1506 W. 12th
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Miss Thing 3
1013 San Julian
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Patty Ahn
1200 S. San Pedro
Los Angeles, CA 90015

K & M Sportswear, Inc.
301 Mt. Pleasant Ave.
Newark, NJ 07105

$2,875

Printperfect Express, Inc. 3
1000 B First St.
Harrison, NJ 07029

Philly Clothing Manufacturing
315 _ 323 N. 12th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19107

$2,828

Tafford Manufacturing 3
104 Park Dr.
Montgomeryville, PA 18936

U U Fashion
425 W. 11th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

$2,760

Phillip Marcel, Inc.
1500 Santee St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Kelly Fashion of CA 3
222 E. 11th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Goody Garment Corp.
10425 Rush St.
S. El Monte, CA 91732

$2,697

Wrapper 2
1900 E. Sacramento St.
Los Angeles, CA 90021

Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit 2, 3
2610 E. 37th St.
Vernon, CA 90058

La Tala, Inc.
307 W. 36th St.
New York, NY 10018

$2,600

Torino Jrs., Inc.
462 7th Ave.
New York, NY 10018

Barbara's Designs
6102 W. Diversey
Chicago, IL 60634

$2,098

Logan Military Supply
7936 W. Grand Ave.
Elmwood Park, IL 60707

LYW Fashion, Inc.
1227 61 St.
Brooklyn, NY 11223

$2,008

TLRI Corp./IP Group 3
498 7th Ave.
New York, NY 10018

K-Studio 2
1400 Broadway
New York, NY 10018

TKD Fashion
10138 E. Rush St.
S. El Monte, CA 91733

$2,000

Born in America
1363 Elwood St.
Los Angeles, CA 90021

Nikko Fashion, Inc.
31 Howard St.
New York, NY 10013

$1,841

Lloyd Sportswear 2
39 _ 35 Skillman Ave.
Long Island City, NY 11104

C & D Sewing
4536 W. Lawrence
Chicago, IL 60630

$1,823

Caron, Inc.
350 W. Kinzie
Chicago, IL 60610

Morelos Fashion 3
3520 W. Montrose
Chicago, IL 60618

$1,728

I. T. Ties
481 N. Western
Chicago, IL 60612

JSL Fashion, Inc.
2748 S. Willard Ave.
Rosemead, CA 91770

$1,644

Entrancy 3
2731 S. Alameda
Los Angeles, CA 90058

C & D Sportswear
555 8th Ave.
New York, NY 10018

$1,545

Bee-Jay's Creations 2, 3
68 35th St.
Brooklyn, NY 11232

Phan's Fashion, Inc.
96 Railroad Ave.
Lansdowne, PA 19050

$1,506

League Collegiate Wear 3
Front & Fords Streets
Bridgeport, PA 19405

Saimex Corporation
7885 W. 28th Ave.
Hialeah, FL 33016

$1,355

Tail Manufacturing 3
3300 NW 21st St.
Miami, FL 33142

Lloyd Sportswear 2
(Division of Isaac Hazan)
2400 B West 8 Lane
Hialeah, FL 33010

5th and Ocean 3
2681 W. 81st St.
Hialeah, FL 33016

La Tala, Inc.
307 W. 36th St.
New York, NY 10018

$2,600

Torino Jrs., Inc.
462 7th Ave.
New York, NY 10018

Barbara's Designs
6102 W. Diversey
Chicago, IL 60634

$2,098

Logan Military Supply
7936 W. Grand Ave.
Elmwood Park, IL 60707

LYW Fashion, Inc.
1227 61 St.
Brooklyn, NY 11223

$2,008

TLRI Corp./IP Group 3
498 7th ave.
New York, NY 10018

K-Studio 2
1400 Broadway
New York, NY 10018

TKD Fashion
10138 E. Rush St.
S. El Monte, CA 91733

$2,000

Born in America
1363 Elwood St.
Los Angeles, CA 90021

Nikko Fashion, Inc.
31 Howard St.
New York, NY 10013

$1,841

Lloyd Sportswear2
39 - 35 Skillman Ave.
Long Island City, NY 11104

C & D
4536 W. Lawrence
Chicago, IL 60630

$1,823

Caron, Inc.
350 W. Kinzie
Chicago, IL 60610

Morelos Fashion
3520 W. Montrose
Chicago, IL 60618

$1,728

I.T. Ties 3
481 N. Western
Chicago, IL 60612

JSL Fashion, Inc.
2748 S. Willard Ave.
Rosemead, CA 91770

$1,644

Entrancy 3
2731 S. Alameda
Los Angeles, CA 90058

C&D Sportswear
555 8th Ave.
New York, NY 10018

$1,545

Bee-Jay's Creations2,3
68 35th St.
Brooklyn, NY 11232

Phan's Fashions, Inc.
96 Railroad Ave.
Lansdowne, Pa. 19050

$1,506

League Collegiate Wear 3
Front&Fords Street
Bridgeport, PA 19405

Saimex Corporation
7885 W. 28th Ave.
Hialeah, FL 33016

$1,355

Tail Manufacturing3
3300 NW 21st St.
Miami, FL 33142

Lloyd Sportswear 2
(Division of Isaaca Hazan)
2400 B West 8 Lane
Hialeah, FL 33010

5th and Ocean 3
2681 W. 81st St.
Hialeah, FL 33016
Jam'ng Five 3
10162 NW 87th Ct.
Medley, FL 33178

Sir Winston 3
7029 SW 46th St.
Miami, FL 33155

1

$1,004

Erickson Outdoors
801 Bancroft
Berkeley, CA 94710

Ester and Jasper Co., Inc.
533 S. Los Angeles St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013

In dispute

Chorus Line 2
4505 Bandini Blvd.
Vernon, CA 90040

Sou Brothers Fashion, Inc.
2424 Troy
S. El Monte, CA 91733

In dispute

Swat Fame 2
16425 E. Gale Ave.
Industry, CA 91745

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.
4 Amount is a civil money penalty assessed for child labor violations of FLSA.

 



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