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Garment Enforcement Report: October 2000 - December 2000

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

FY 2001 First Quarter Garment Enforcement Report

During the first quarter of FY 2001, the U.S. Department of Labor recovered $519,666 in back wages for 712 garment workers. The report lists 37 contractors and 97 manufacturers that were found in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The department's Wage and Hour Division conducted a total of 67 investigations nationwide, finding violations in some 42 percent, or 28 of the cases. Civil money penalties of $70,000 were assessed for repeat and willful violations of the FLSA.


FY 2001 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, 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 first quarter of the fiscal year, October 1, 2000 through December 31, 2000. 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 an important 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 an effective monitoring program. 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

October 2000 - December 2000

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

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, 2000 and December 31, 2000 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. 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.

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 2000 - December 2000

Contractor

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

Manufacturers Identified as Doing Business with Contractor During Investigation Period

Eurotex Saipan, Inc.
Caller Box PPP 141
Saipan, MP 96950

$2,008,671

Kanematsu USA, Inc. ³
114 W. 47th St.
New York, NY 10036

Jaymar-Ruby, Inc. d/b/a ³
Jack Nicklas
500 S. Ohio St.
Michigan City, IN 46360

Tuttle Golf Collection ³
23 Village Lane
Wallingford, CT 06492

Mast Industries ²,³
100 Old River Rd.
Andover, MA 01800

Nautica ²,³
40 W. 57th St.
New York, NY 10019

Axis Clothing Corporation ³
8500 Higuera St.
Culver City, CA 90232

Tail, Inc.²
3300 N.W. 41st St.
Miami, FL 33142

Screen Print Design, Inc. ³
378 W. 300 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84101

C.J. Copley, Inc. ³
P.O. Box 724
Pittsburgh, PA 18640-0724

Knight Golf, Inc. ³
G-5140 Flushing Rd.
Flushing, MI 48433

Red Base Industries ³
205 S. Chapel Ave.
Alhambra, CA 91801

Hien Fashion
18318 Ward St.
Fountain Valley, CA 92708

$79,336 (unpaid)

Cheyroy ³
940 S. Hill St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Papa ³
1136 S. San Julian
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Pleasure ³
1226 S. Julian St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Exquz
522 E. 11th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

GS Providence, Inc.
43-10 23rd St.
Long Island City, NY 11101

$57,086

Jeffrey Craig ²
47-51 33rd Ave.
Long Island City, NY 11101

Skylite Fashions
144 Spencer St.
Brooklyn, NY 11205

Golden Star Fashion
47-49 Division
New York, NY 10002

$53,895

Zero Insertion ²
1385 Broadway
New York, NY 10018

JN Apparel ³
517 W. 35th St.
New York, NY 10018

Sares International
95 Evergreen Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11201

$44,431

Knitwork Productions
1639 Centre St.
Ridgewood, NY 11385

Cotton Imporium ³
8000 Cooper Ave.
Glendale, NY 11385

Marvin Knitting
1535 126th St.
College Point, NY 11356

Tradition Knits
87 35th St.
Brooklyn, NY 11232

$28,500

Jenna Lane ²
900 Secaucus Rd.
Secaucus, NJ 07094

Basic & Solid
830 S. Hill St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

$22,750

ENA ²
1100 S. San Pedro St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Oboe ³
825 S. Towne Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90021

Minerva ³
1147 S. Wall St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Naby 3
1114 1/2 San Julian
Los Angeles, CA 90015

L&F Fashions
41 Elizabeth St.
New York, NY 10003

$17,924

Carole Wren ²
1385 Broadway
New York, NY 10018

Martinez & Sons Sportswear
760 S. Boyle Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90023

$17,433

XOXO ²
6000 Sheila St.
City of Commerce, CA 90040

Charlie Rocket ³
2861 W. 7th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90005

Cameo Fashion
120 Baxter St.
New York, NY 10013

$14,629

Castle Hill Apparel ³
1370 Broadway
New York, NY 10018

Marisa Christina
1410 Broadway
New York, NY 10018

Garment Maker
264 W. 40th St.
New York, NY 10019

American Beauty
152 Madison Ave.
New York, NY 10016

CMT ³
1430 Broadway
New York, NY 10018

(1)

$14,006

Ingraham Knitting Mills ²,³
109 Ingranham St.
Brooklyn, NY 11237

Fancy Star Productions, Inc.
103-105 Mott St.
New York, NY 10013

$13,416

Studio One
1375 Broadway
New York, NY 10018

Hana Fashion, Inc.
307 W. 38th St.
New York, NY 10018

$8,837
(unpaid)

Dana Kay
124 W. 36th St.
New York, NY 10018

R&M Richards ²
1400 Broadway
New York, NY 10018

Lovejoy Garments, Inc.
605 S. Sherman
Richardson, TX 75081

$8,696

SGS Studio, Inc. ²
11880 Shiloh Rd.
Dallas, TX 75228

C'est La Vie ²
2267 Vantage St.
Dallas, TX 75207

Central Falls ²
3525 W. Miller Rd.
Garland, TX 75041

Wonder Fashion, Inc.
122 E. 7th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014

$8,377

Step by Step Fashion ³
1200 E. 14th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90021

JMC Apparel, Inc. ³
1219 S. Stanford St.
Los Angeles, CA 90021

New Life Fashion, Inc.
81 Walker St.
New York, NY 10013

$7,498

Cue Fashions, Inc. ³
237 W. 35th St.
New York, NY 10001

Betsy's Things
1400 Broadway
New York, NY 10018

C.W. Cutting, Inc.
265 W. 37th St.
New York, NY 10018

$7,320

En Francais
530 7th Ave.
New York, NY 10018

Dorka, Inc.
6812 Polk St.
Guttenberg, NJ 07093

$7,165
(unpaid)

Caroline Fabrics, LLC ³
1350 Broadway
New York City, NY 10018

JME Fashion
830 S. Hill St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014

$7,149

Sunflower ³
3600 S. Hill St.
Los Angeles, CA 90007

IBI Textile Corp. ³
940 E. 61st St.
Los Angeles, CA 90001

Cedrus Fashion, Inc.
1807 E. Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90021

$4,396

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

K&T Sewing
2405 Seaman Ave.
El Monte, CA 91733

$3,978

Sirena Apparel Group
2825 South Santa Fe
Los Angeles, CA 90058

LA Gold ²
5502 Alcoa Ave.
Vernon, CA 90058

Disguise
9040 Activity Rd.
San Diego, CA 92126

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

Steven Ross ³
550 W. Manville St.
Compton, CA 90220

XOXO 2
6000 Sheila St.
City of Commerce, CA 90040

Jean Paul Richard ³
26800 Agoura Rd.
Calabasas, CA 91301

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

Little J
315 E. 8th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014

$3,809

Nadia ³
1031 S. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90015

By Taylor ³
5017 W. Jefferson Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90016

Rock Candy
140 W. 8th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014

Saga ³
850 Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90014

CBS Fashion
656 S. Los Angeles St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014

$3,748

Sole Mio ³
1100 S. San Pedro St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

One Clothing ³
809 E. 18th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90021

Gillio ³
6642 Valjean Ave.
Van Nuys, CA 91406

Sam Kong Fashions
319-A N. 11th
St. Philadelphia, PA 19107

$3,655

Style Setter
5695 Rising Sun Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19120

KH Fashion
10146 Rush St.
S. El Monte, CA 91733

$3,629

Stony Apparel Corp. ³
1543 Newton St.
Los Angeles, CA 90021

All Access ²,³
1515 Gage Rd.
Montebello, CA 90640

Za Za 7 Stars
4551 San Fernando Rd.
Glendale, CA 91204

$2,988

Night Fashion ³
3025 S. Figueroa St.
Los Angeles, CA 90007

CMC Fashion ³
10930 Randal St.
Sun Valley, CA 91352

88 Collection
40-22 College Point Blvd.
Flushing, NY 11354

$2,966

Dawn Joy ²
1400 Broadway
New York, NY 10018

Mark Farrell Corp. ³
1400 Broadway
New York, NY 10018

R.D. Martin ³
1375 Broadway
New York, NY 10018

Wear Abouts ³
237 W. 35th St.
New York, NY 10018

Marvin Richards
512 7th Ave.
New York, NY 10018

Encore Fashion
248 W. 35th St.
New York, NY 10001

$2,884

Suite Co. ³
260 W. 39th St.
New York, NY 10018

Chetta B. ³
498 7th Ave.
New York, NY 10018

Cynthia Rowley ²
550 7th Ave.
New York, NY 10018

Duk Sang Lim/LK Fashion
730 S. Los Angeles St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014

$2,839

Tower Apparel, Inc. ³
101 E. Pico
Los Angeles, CA 90021

Tony Top Fashion, Inc.
4620 3rd Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11220

$2,678

Trade Mark ³
1410 Broadway
New York, NY 10018

Young Style
947 61st St.
Brooklyn, NY 11228

$2,008

Streetbeat Sportswear ²
142 W. 36th St.
New York, NY 10018

FIC Productions, Inc.
759 65th St.
Brooklyn, NY 11228

$1,674

Younique Clothing, Inc. ²
263 W. 38th St.
New York, NY 10018

Rato Finishing
326 Manhattan St.
Brooklyn, NY 11237

$1,515

Renaissance ²,³
1407 Broadway
New York, NY 10018

Maria's Fashion 939 S. Broadway Los Angeles, CA 90015

$1,112

Bianca Nero ³
756 S. Spring St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014

Lovejoy Garment, Inc.
605 S. Sherman
Richardson, TX 75081

In dispute

On The Verge
1123 Conveyor St.
Dallas, TX 75247

World Best Sewing
939 S. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90015

In dispute

Mystic, Inc.
521 E. 11th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Dolce ³
1146 S. San Julian St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Vogue 1, Inc. ³
2853 E. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90023

Sense of America ²
784 Towne Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90021

Pink Ivy ³
1432 S. Oak St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

E. Male America
846 S. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90014

OK Fashion
830 S. Hill St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014

In dispute

Misope ³
1100 So. San Pedro St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Blue Sky Fashion
2630 Strozier Ave.
El Monte, CA 91733

In dispute

J T Design Studio ³
860 S. Los Angeles St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014

Tree Fashion
830 S. Hill St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014

In dispute

NARA ³
1100 S. Wall St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Back Stage
650 E. 16th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Footnote:

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

 



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