Wage & Hour Division
U.S. Department of Labor
Alexis M. Herman, Secretary
FY1998 Second 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.
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.
Recognition
The Department's Trendsetter List highlights retailers
and manufacturers that have assumed responsibility for monitoring practices of
contractors that make their garments.
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.
Partnership
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 second quarter of the fiscal year, January 1, 1998 through
March 31, 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 second 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 4 Major Garment Centers
January 1998 - March 1998
Garment Enforcement Summary April 1997 - June 1997
|
TOTAL |
DALLAS |
PHILA. |
NEW YORK |
ATLANTA |
CALIF. |
CHICAGO / KANSAS CITY |
Number of Investigations Conducted |
201 |
13 |
13 |
75 |
40 |
58 |
2 |
Number of Investigations with Violationsv |
99 |
6 |
5 |
39 |
10 |
39 |
0 |
Amount of Back Wages Recovered |
$655,653 |
$7,926 |
$8,566 |
$250,824 |
$23,053 |
$365,284 |
$0 |
Number of Employees Receiving Back Wages |
1,518 |
10 |
25 |
570 |
27 |
886 |
0 |
Civil Fines Imposed |
$108,265 |
$32,750 |
$0 |
$36,500 |
$0 |
$39,015 |
$0 |
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 January 1, 1998 and March 31, 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 January 1998 - March 1998
Contractor |
Back Wages found by Wage Hour to be due contractor employees |
Manufacturers Identified as Doing Business with Contractor During Investigation Period |
P.T. Apparel Products, Inc. 941 61St.st Brooklyn, NY 11220 |
$109,995 |
RLWW, Inc. 2,3 550 7th Ave. New York, NY 10018 |
(1) |
$30,535 |
Duo Sportswear 3 1503 E. McFadden Ave. Santa Ana, CA 92705 |
Easy Way Productions Qiao Jing Fashion 530A 63rd St Brooklyn, NY 11220 . |
$26,000 |
Norton McNaughton 2 463 7th Ave. New York, NY 10018
Nu Venture 2
463 7th Ave.
New York, NY 10018 |
Bryan Factory 3720 Warner Ave. Santa Ana, CA 92704 |
$20,153 |
California Concepts 2 2140 W. 139th St. Gardena, CA 90249
Vivacity, Inc. 3 1501 E. 29th St. Los Angeles, CA 90011
Gotcha 9600 Toledo Way Irvine, CA 92619
|
White Horse Sportswear, Inc. 947 61st St. Brooklyn, NY 11220 |
$17,224 |
The Casablanca Group, LP 2,3 519 8th Ave.
New York, NY 10018 |
Immanuel Fashion 1801 S. Olive St. Los Angeles, CA 90015 |
$17,000 |
Diamond's 1142 S. San Julian St. Los Angeles, CA 90015
If 3 1022-A S. Santee St. Los Angeles, CA 90015
Cozy 3 1100 S. San Pedro St. Los Angeles, CA 90015 |
Elsies Clothing, Inc. 2736 E. Firestone Blvd. South Gate, CA 90280 |
$16,710 |
Jinell3 1031 S. Broadway Los Angeles, CA 90015
Color Me Nice 3 1257 S. LA St. Los Angeles, CA 90015 |
(1) | $16,705
|
Little Laura of California 2
1655 Mateo St.
Los Angeles, CA 90021 |
Jung Young, Inc.
1470 W. Venice Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90006 | $12,000 | Match
3
112 W. 9th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Savoy 3
1126 S. Maple
Los Angeles, CA 90015
L.A. Gate 3
1437 Santee
Los Angeles, CA 90015
New York 3
1048 Santee
Los Angeles, CA 90015 |
Oliver Fashion, Inc.
108-39 46th Ave.
Corona, NY 11368 | $11,928 | Justine
B. Jones 3
1410 Broadway
New York, NY 10018
Fashion Lab 3
1412 Broadway
New York, NY 10018 |
Koko, Inc.
46-23 Crane St.
Long Island City, NY 11101 | $11,146 | Alyn
Paige 2
49B W. 47th St.
New York, NY 10018 |
K&W of California
15142 Goldenwest Circle
Westminster, CA 92683 | $10,498 | J.B.
Trinity Fashion, Inc. 3
1155 E. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90021 |
Put On, Inc.
555 8th Ave.
New York, NY 10018 | $9,201 | Cindy
Collins, Inc. 2,3
132 W. 36th St.
New York, NY 10018 |
K.T.I. Fashion
941 61st St.
Brooklyn, NY 11220 | $8,791 | Reina
Industrial 3
135 W. 36th St.
New York, NY 10018 |
Wing Sing Sportswear
833 65th St.
Brooklyn, NY 11220 | $8,720 | Jouly
Fashion, Inc. 3
1850 Ocean Pkwy.
Brooklyn, NY 11223
Joe Benbasset
253 W. 35th St.
New York, NY 10007 |
DP Fashion
12861 Western Ave., Suite F&G
Garden Grove, CA 92641 | $8,000 |
City Lights
3022 S. Grand
Los Angeles, CA 90007 |
(1) | $7,935
| A&M Bias Company 3
9037½ Long Beach
South Gate, CA 90280 |
Linda Fashion
111 W. 7th St.
| $7,686 | Hi Sun 3
545 E. 11th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014 Los Angeles, CA 90015
Tamina 3
1124 S. Maple St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015 |
Yung's Fashion
39 E. Broadway
New York, NY 10002 | $7,015 | Reina
Industrial 3
135 W. 36th St.
New York, NY 10018
Barry Morgan 3
501 7th Ave.
New York, NY 10018 |
You & You Fashion
724 S. Spring St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014 | $6,953 | Gold I
Apparel 3
1921 Tarleton St.
Los Angeles, CA 90021
Sungdo International 2
3154 Harcourt St.
Rancho Dominguez, CA 90221 |
Grayson Sewing
520 E. Houston
Sherman, TX 75090 | $6,534 | Alexander
Campbell 3
14030 Markison Rd.
Dallas, TX 75238
Bonnie Boynton 3
3151 Commonwealth Dr.
Dallas, TX 75247
SGS Studios, Inc. 2
11880 Shiloh Rd.
Dallas, TX 75228 |
Grayson Sewing
520 E. Houston
Sherman, TX 75090 | $6,032
(unpaid) | Sunny South 3
7777 Hines Pl.
Dallas, TX 75235 |
Cotton House, Inc.
3858 S. Broadway Pl.
Los Angeles, CA 90021 | $6,009 | LA
Express 3
3844 S. Santa Fe
Vernon, CA 90058
Linda Kay 3
9551 Irondale Ave.
Chatsworth, CA 91311
Design Limited 3
417 E. 15th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Go Go 3
1955 Long Beach Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90806
American Comix 3
821 S. Raymond Ave.
Alhambra, CA 91803 |
Roma Knit Wear, Inc.
71-13 60th Lane
Ridgewood, NY 11385 | $5,981 | Marvin
Knitting Mills, Inc. 3
15-35 126th St.
College Pt., NY 11356 |
Sue Wan Fashion, Inc.
1424 Sheepshd. Bay Rd.
Brooklyn, NY 11235 | $5,840 | Fashion
Headquarters 2
525 7th Ave.
New York, NY 10018
Just in Thyme, Ltd. 2,3
1400 Broadway
New York, NY 10018 |
Trend Knits, Inc.
4085 Prosperity Lane
Hudson, NC 28638 | $5,734 | Island
Textiles 3
340 Morgan Street
Valdese, NC 28690 |
Z&J Fashions
4414 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90029 | $5,331 | BCBG
2
2761 Fruitland Ave.
Vernon, CA 90058
Wrapper
1900 Sacramento St.
Los Angeles, CA 90021 |
Fashion Point
315 E. 8th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014 | $5,054 | Vanity
3
115 E. 11th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Together 3
521 E. 11th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015 |
Eva's Fashion
1918 S. Vermont
Los Angeles, CA 90007 | $4,953 | Imagine
Kids, Inc. 3
1223 Wall St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015 |
(1) | $4,755 |
Spoiled Rotten
1212 S. Olive St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015 |
Patty's Sewing
4474 Spring Valley
Dallas, TX 75244 | $4,714 | Watters
& Watters 2
4320 Spring Valley Rd.
Dallas, TX 75244 |
Kam How, Inc./Multipro, Inc.
455 W. 24th St.
Chicago, IL 60623 | $4,268 | Caron,
Inc. 3
350 W. Kinzie
Chicago, IL 60610 |
MK Pinnacle
255 W. 36th St.
New York, NY 10018 | $4,218 | Jeffrey
& Dara
1400 Broadway
New York, NY 10018
Erica Simone
500 7th Ave.
New York, NY 10018 |
LA Sewing Co.
333 Andover Dr.
Burbank, CA 91504 | $4,092 | Uptown
Fashion 3
1100 S. Wall St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Try 3
534 E. 11th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Pastel Fashion 3
1100 S. San Pedro St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015 |
Dha Joo Yae, Inc.
2224 S. Main St.
Los Angeles, CA 90007 | $4,011 | Back
Stage 3
650 E. 16th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
JB America 2
3855 S. Hill St.
Los Angeles, CA 90037 |
Woo-Ami, Inc.
5525 S. McKinley Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90011 | $3,956 | Vertical
Ideas 3
3955 S. Broadway Pl.
Los Angeles, CA 90037
Beauty Sportswear 3
3031 Bandini Blvd.
Vernon, CA 90023
Cotton Generations 3
4754 E. 49th St.
Vernon, CA 90058 |
L&P Fashion
7211 Garden Grove Blvd. #0201-A
Garden Grove, CA 92641 | $3,800 | LA
Gal
3833 S. Hill St.
Los Angeles, CA 90037 |
CR Fashions
1682 E. 41st
Los Angeles, CA 90011 | $3,715 | Topson
Downs of CA 2
830 E. 14th Pl.
Los Angeles, CA 90021
DeLavid Jeans 3
305 E. 9th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Indigo 3
420 W. Ave. 33
Los Angeles, CA 90031
Spoiled Rotten
1212 S. Olive St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Cee Sportswear 3
2071 Saturn Ave.
Huntington Park, CA 90255
CM Apparel Group 3
1612 W. Rosecrans
Gardena, CA 90249 |
Zheng Tailor Shop
710 Norris St.
Philadelphia, PA 19148 | $3,588 | L&C Manufacturing 3
335 E. Clearfield St.
Philadelphia, PA 19134
Garden State Apparel, Inc. 3
7112 Airport Hwy.
Pennsauken, NJ 08109 |
Sarah Fashion
2782 Grundry Ave.
Signal Hill, CA 90806 | $3,203 | Divine
Collection 3
3500 S. Avalon Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90011 |
Sew We Care
10144 E. Rush St.
S. El Monte, CA 91733 | $3,078 | CS
Sportswear 3
2532 Seaman Ave.
S. El Monte, CA 91733
BB Fashion 3
1702 S. San Pedro St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Mister Remo of CA 2
1801 Flower Ave.
Duarte, CA 91010 |
Gill Fashion
719 S. Los Angeles St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014 | $2,783 | Born
in America 3
1263 Elwood St.
Los Angeles, CA 90021
Se Kwang
6400 E. Washington Blvd.
Commerce, CA 90040 |
Twins Fashion
1106 North Mohawk St.
Los Angeles, CA 90026 | $2,658 | The
Apparel Group 3
2301 E. Pacifica Place
Rancho Dominguez, CA 90220 |
New Koa Fashions
247 W. 37th St.
New York, NY 10018 | $2,541 | Glori's
Fashions 3
134 W. 37th St.
New York, NY 10018
De-Laru Fashions 3
1375 Broadway
New York, NY 10018
Visage Royal
252 W. 37th St.
New York, NY 10018
Lavan Fashion 3
498 7th Ave.
New York, NY 10018 |
Jeans Compostela
5050 Everett Ct.
Vernon, CA 90058 | $2,422 | RSV
Sports, Inc. 2
6565 E. Washington Blvd.
Commerce, CA 90040
Private Label Industries 3
1261 S. Boyle Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90023 |
Cotton Generation, Inc.
4754 E. 49th St.
Vernon, CA 90058 | $2,244 | 1020
Worldwide 3
119 Springfield
Union, NJ 07083
Big Bisou, Inc. 2
2100 S. Figueroa St.
Los Angeles, CA 90007 |
(1) | $1,955 |
Peerless Uniform 3
21600 Lassen St.
Chatsworth, CA 91311 |
Seamguest
3750 W. 16th Ave.
Hialeah, FL 33012 | $1,527 | Johnny Heaven 3
3750 N.W. 81st St.
Miami, FL 33147
Olian, Inc. 3
12195 S.W. 132nd St.
Miami, FL 33186 |
S.R.A., Inc.
900 Passaic Ave.
E. Newark, NJ 07029 | $1,440 | Lorovi,
Inc., Div. of Sackables 3
463 7th Ave.
New York, NY 10018
Marvin Richards
500 7th Ave.
New York, NY 10018 |
Marisa Boutique
2830 N. Beach
Ft. Worth, TX 76111 | $1,302 | Watters
& Watters 2
4320 Spring Valley Rd.
Dallas, TX 75244 |
Forum Trading
13-17 Crosby St.
New York, NY 10013 | $1,253 | The Daisy Group 2,3
152-15 10th Ave.
Whitestone, NY 11357
David Paul 2
D.A.M. Clothing
1411 Broadway
New York, NY 10018 |
BFJ Gonzalez Fashion, Inc.
505 N. Brannick Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90063 | $1,245 |
Sharon Anthony
234 W. 146th St.
Gardena, CA 90248
Paris Blues 2
343 E. Jefferson Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90011
Shyan, Inc. 3
941 E. 3rd St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013 |
Universal Fashion
13040 Hoover
Westminster, CA 90014 | $1,161 | Spencer
Alexis
2250 E. 11th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90021
Capacity Unlimited 3
3801 Broadway Pl.
Los Angeles, CA 90037
Nina Piccalino 2
1020 E. 14th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90021 |
JK Fashion
17000 S. Vermont Ave.
Gardena, CA 90247 | $1,146 | Zenobia
Manufacturer 3
1100 S. San Pedro St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Aurora Fashion, Inc. 3
507 E. 11th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Coquette California 3
1700 S. Vermont
Gardena, CA 90247 |
Nguyen Fashion
12800 Garden Grove
Garden Grove, CA 92840 |
$1,111 |
Bianca 3
225 E. 11th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Village Fashion 3
939 E. 31st St.
Los Angeles, CA 90011 |
Sioux Fashion
830 S. Hill St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014 | $1,081 | California
Concepts 2
2140 W. 139th St.
Gardena, CA 90249
Gloria Lance 3
1561 S. Broadway
Gardena, CA 90248 |
M&L Manufacturing
3454 Highway 68
Madisonville, TN 37354 | $1,012 | DCB
Corp. 2,3
233 Industrial Park Rd.
Madisonville, TN 37354 |
Chuan Hing Sew Co.
2141 Mission #100
San Francisco, CA 94110 | $1,004 | Byer
2
66 Potrero Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94107 |
Golden S. Fashion
724 S. Spring St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015 | In Dispute | DMC
3
2433 E. 8th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90021 |
P&L Fashion
831 E. 61st St.
Los Angeles, CA 90001 | In Dispute | Chere
Amie 2
1439 S. Herbert Ave.
Commerce, CA 90023
Gallop 3
413 W. Gardena
Gardena, CA 90248 |
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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