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Garment Enforcement Report: April 1998 - June 1998

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

FY1998 Third 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 is working with and encouraging the industry to develop recognition programs to highlight best practices for others to follow.

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 third quarter of the fiscal year, April 1, 1998 through June 30, 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 third 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 3 Major Garment Centers

April 1998 - June 1998
Map of U.S. highlighting data found in table (below).

 

Garment Enforcement Summary
April 1998 - June 1998

TOTAL

DALLAS

PHILA.

NEW YORK

ATLANTA

CALIF.

CHICAGO /
KANSAS CITY

BOSTON

Number of Investigations Conducted

232

18

13

46

26

101

7

21

Number of Investigations with Violations

126

8

8

22

10

72

3

3

Amount of Back Wages Recovered

$704,385

$33,470

$25,055

$235,604

$49,464

$346,656

$2,615

$11,521

Number of Employees Receiving
Back Wages

2,028

120

99

602

154

1,010

23

80

Civil Fines Imposed

$103,205

$0

$0

$16,250

$0

$86,955

$0

$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 April 1, 1998 and June 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.

Apparel Manufacturers Contacted
April 1998 - June 1998

Contractor

Back Wages found by Wage Hour to be due contractor employees

Manufacturers Identified as Doing Business with Contractor During Investigation Period

Jeans Compostela
5050 Everett Court
Vernon, CA 90058

$180,000

RSV Sport, Inc.2
6565 E. Washington Blvd.
Commerce, CA 90040

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

Esprit 3
900 Minnesota St.
San Francisco, CA 94107

Bee Fashions, Inc.
1212 S. Stanford 5500 S. Boyle Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90021

$60,956

Impressions 3
5500 S. Boyle Ave.
Vernon, CA 90058

Kelly Fashions
222 E. 11th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Ellus Casual 3
1147 S. Santee
Los Angeles, CA 90015


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

New Ruby Fashion 3
211 E. 11th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Duane Fashion
254 W. 35th St.
New York, NY 10018

$37,270

Siouni & Zar Corp. a/k/a 2
Danny & Nicole
49 W. 37th St.
New York, NY 10018

Innovation Sports
48 Lispinard St.
New York, NY 10013

$34,123

S.L. Fashion, Inc. a/k/a 2
Sally Lou
1400 Broadway
New York, NY 10018

OK Group
6517 14th Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11219

$32,767

Fashion Headquarters 2
525 7th Ave.
New York, NY 10018

(1)

$32,742

Legends Athletics 3
9104 NW 105 Way
Medley, FL 33178

(1)

$29,663

Active Apparel 3
400 N. Nantucket Pl.
Santa Ana, CA 92703

Unique Fashion
11550 Plano Rd.
Dallas, TX 75243

$16,525

Gotcha Covered 2,3
8505 C Chancellor Row
Dallas, TX 75247

Orient Fashion
138 Baxter St.
New York, NY 10013

$16,029

Why Not Clothing 2
140 58th St.
Brooklyn, NY 11220

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

Aera Sewing Clothing
1815 Tyborn St.
Glendale, CA 91025

$15,282

Rampage 2
2825 S. Santa Fe Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90058

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

BCBG 2
2761 Fruitland
Vernon, CA 90058

KJ Inc.
939 S. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90015

$15,000

Willi 3
2202 Anderson
Vernon, CA 90058

U.S.A. 3
1020 B S. Los Angeles St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Confetti 3
110 E. 9th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90079

Triple M. Fashion, Inc.
3515 Ft. Hamilton Pkwy.
Brooklyn, NY 11218

$12,272

Younique 3
263 W. 38th St.
New York, NY 10018

Twin Era 3
1410 Broadway
New York, NY 10018

Donna Christal Fashion
293 Grand St.
New York, NY 10013

$12,051

Jenna Maag, Inc. 3
264 W. 38th St.
New York, NY 10018

Live Collection
235 W. 35th St.
New York, NY 10018

(1)

$11,449

Looper, Inc. a/k/a 3
Amer. First Choice
44-02 23rd St.
Long Island City, NY 11101

Sanwa Manufacturing
2227 Merced Ave.
El Monte, CA 91733

$11,224

Great Escape
1543 Newton St.
Los Angeles, CA 90021

JRB
2115 Troy Ave.
S. El Monte, CA 91723

Lee Brothers Fashion, Inc.
138 Baxter St.
New York, NY 10013

$10,532

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

Helen Blake 2,3
1400 Broadway
New York, NY 10018

Fortune Knitwear
138 Baxter St.
New York, NY 10013

$10,324

Why Not Clothing 2
140 58th St.
Brooklyn, NY 11220

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

Angel & Paul Fashion
307 W. 38th St.
New York, NY 10018

$10,199

Zone Blue 3
135 W. 38th St.
New York, NY 10018

Millenium 3
1411 Broadway
New York, NY 10018

At Last 3
275 Hartz Way
Secaucus, NJ 07094

Everything Jazmin
2994 N. Miami Ave.
Miami, FL 33127

$9,882

BMB 3
50 NE 39th St.
Miami, FL 33137

Lago Neckwear 3
2655 NW 20th St.
Miami, FL 33142

Capital Sewing
1505 E. San Antonio St.
El Paso, TX 79902

$9,876

Gotcha Covered 2,3
8505 C Chancellor Row
Dallas, TX 75247

Forum Trading
418 Broome St.
New York, NY 10013

$8,837

Scarlett, Inc. 3
1400 Broadway
New York, NY 10018

Daisy Group 2
152-15 10th Ave.
Whitestone, NY 11357

Ho San, Inc.
7103 20th Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11204

$8,626

Reina Industries
135 W. 36th St.
New York, NY 10018

Dani Michaels 2,3
462 7th Ave.
New York, NY 10018

Positive Attitude
1400 Broadway
New York , NY 10018

P&P Fashions, Inc.
616 Essex St.
Lawrence, MA 01841

$8,400

S.M.B. 3
32 Brewster Rd.
Medford, MA 02155

Good Dog/Mud Pig 3
12 Linden Ave.
Somerville, MA 02143

Robinhood Outfitters 3
300 Old Pickard Rd.
Concord, MA 01742

Paula's Sportswear
12674 Pierce
Pacoima, CA 91331

$8,338

Barco 3
350 W. Rosencrans Ave.
Gardena, CA 92047

Bisquil Garment, Inc.
1029 Race St.
Philadelphia, PA 19107

$8,322

Mother's Work 2
456 N. 5th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19123

GL Fashion
2555 N. Seaman Ave.
El Monte, CA 91733

$7,759

Teaze of CA
9701 Bell Ranch Rd.
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670

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

$7,625

L'Koral 2
5175 S. Soto St.
Vernon, CA 90058

Junho Fashion, Inc.
111 W. 7th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014

$7,314

Mine Fashion, Inc. 3
1100 S. San Pedro St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014

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

Dollar Fashion
1807 E. Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90021

$7,145

Fetish 2
5050 Santa Fe Ave.
Vernon, CA 90058

MCP Fashion, Inc.
2918 Denby St.
Los Angeles, CA 90039

$6,708

Baby Guess
5500 E. Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90022

Pro Fashion Co.
2512 N. Tyler Ave.
El Monte, CA 91733

$6,443

D'Mode Classix 3
332 S. Palm Ave.
Alhambra, CA 91803

Lindmax Corp. 3
17071 Green Dr.
Industry, CA 91745

H. Pacifica, Inc.
1505 S. Central Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90021

Columbia Sportswear 3
6600 N. Baltimore
Portland, OR 97203

O.K. Fashion
830 S. Hill St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014

$6,000

YS Fashion 3
1125 S. Wall St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

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

The Original, Inc.
1040½ S. Santee St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

LMM Fashion, Inc.
1029 Race St.
Philadelphia, PA 19107

$5,978

Mother's Work 2
456 N. 5th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19123

Lansdale Manufacturing 2
120 Domorah Dr.
Montgomeryville, PA 18936

Moon Fashion
111 West 7th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014

$5,894

Ashley 3
126 E. 11th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
(out of business)

Orange 3
1430 Grande Vista Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Just Stitches
210 W. 14th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

$5,786

London Lady 3
3917 S. Hill St.
Los Angeles, CA 90037

California Looks 2,3
910 S. Los Angeles St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Wonky 3
1110 S. Los Angeles St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Ebony and Ivory 3
1143 B S. Wall St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Lira Fashion 3
1052 S. Los Angeles St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Geggins 3
110 E. 9th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90029

Prima Collection
1127 S. Santee St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

East West 3
1051 S. Los Angeles St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Ella Fashion 3
1043 S. Los Angeles St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Rose Fashion
1053 S. Los Angeles St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

New Ruby Fashion 3
211 E. 11th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Cover Up 3
1143 A S. Wall St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Kelly Fashions
222 E. 11th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

AKR, Inc.
9919 E. Garvey Ave.
El Monte, CA 91733

$5,256

Chere Amie, Inc. 2
1439 S. Herbert
Commerce, CA 90023

D&J Fashion Co.
1811 Johnston St.
Los Angeles, CA 90032

$5,232

Spoiled Rotten
1212 Olive St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Style Up 3
732 E. 9th Place
Los Angeles, CA 90021

I.L.U. 3
2221 E. Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90021

J. Michelle of California 3
5808 Wilmington
Los Angeles, CA 90058

Dixietex Int'l, Inc.
1026 S. Wall St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Orbit 7 3
2020 Hawkin Circle
Los Angeles, CA 90001

Highline Fashion
111 W. 7th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014

$5,000

Phillip Marcel, Inc. 3
1500 S. Santee
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Mirana Clothing Co.
1113 S. Los Angeles St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

New Fashion
315 East 8th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014

$5,000

Back to Back 2
8669 Hayden Place
Culver City, CA 90232

Carol Anderson
18915 Laurel Park Road
Rancho Dominguez, CA 90220

Fiesta Fashion 3
1100 S. Maple Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Divine Collection
3500 S. Avalon Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90011

Joara Mode 3
401 E. 11th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Pandora Casuals
809 E. 18th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90021

Pyramid Design
830 S. Hill St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014

$4,779

I.L.U. 3
2221 E. Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90021

VeVe 3
830 S. Hill St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014

Amiga Fashion
1119 S. Los Angeles St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Mark Elsen 3
846 S. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90014

Tropy Originals, Inc. 3
939 S. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Jimmy Fashion, Inc.
1029 Race St.
Philadelphia, PA 19107

$4,756

Mother's Work 2
456 N. 5th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19123

John Fashion
42-26 28th St.
Long Island City, NY 11001

$4,658

S.L. Fashion 2
1375 Broadway
New York, NY 10018

Happy Fashion, Inc.
810 S. Spring St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014

$4,243

Prima, Inc.
1123 S. Santee St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Exquz 3
1368 E. 15th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90021

New York City 3
1100 S. San Pedro St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Fashion Calypso 3
1026 B Santee Alley
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Rubina, Inc. 3
1133 A S. Los Angeles St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

63 Fashion, Inc.
799 S. Towne Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90021

$4,239

BCBG 2
2761 Fruitland
Vernon, CA 90058

GDI 3
3100 S. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90007

Tina Hagen 3
1035 South Grand
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Georgiana 3
3801 Broadway Place
Los Angeles, CA 90037

Apparel Trend
44-43 21st St.
Long Island City, NY 11101

$4,236

Woodland Sportswear 3
138 W. 38th St.
New York, NY 10018

City Sites 3
2421 McDonald Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11223

Night Star 3
180 Madison Ave.
New York, NY 10016

Satis Work Fashion
138 Baxter St.
New York, NY 10013

$4,184

Alyn Paige 2
500 7th Ave.
New York, NY 10018

Victoria Ashley 3
1400 Broadway
New York, NY 10018

OK (NY), Inc.
237 37th St.
New York, NY 10018

$4,120

Forty Three Apparel
141 W. 36th St.
New York, NY 10018

Nemeroff 3
EMJ Group, Inc.
501 7th Ave.
New York, NY 10018

C&Y Fashion
417 E. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

$3,941

Weekend 3
417 E. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Montex Textiles, Ltd.
1101 South 6th St.
Allentown, PA 18103

$3,930

Amida 3
264 Butler St.
Brooklyn, NY 11217

Charde Enterprises
2804 W. Belmont
Chicago, IL 60618

$3,906

Vallen Safety Supply Co. 3
14032 S. Kostner
Crestwood, IL 60445

Red Kap Industries 3
847 Massman
Nashville, TN 37210

Garcias Fashions
309 E. 8th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014

$3,898

Wild Rose 3
2317 S. Santa Fe Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90058

Hana Sport 3
22849 Lochness Ave.
Torrance, CA 90501

(1)

$3,787

Nardis, Inc. 3
500 E. Main
Kilgore, TX 75662

B.J. Fashion
225 W. 8th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014

$3,719

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

D.H. Sewing
2451 N. Seaman Ave.
S. El Monte, CA 91733

$3,610

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

Fashion Collection
235½ W. 27th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90007

$3,180

Jumper Sport 3
5825 S. Greenwood Ave.
Commerce, CA 90042

Boom Boom, Inc. 3
1400 Esperanza St.
Los Angeles, CA 90023

Bridge of CA 3
3003 Hill St.
Los Angeles, CA 90007

(1)

$3,023

Geoffrey Small 3
115 Kingston St.
Boston, MA 02111

L&K Fashion, Inc.
10150 S. Rush St.
S. El Monte, CA 91733

$2,937

XOXO
6000 Sheila St.
Commerce, CA 90040

Landmark Fashion
153 Lafayette St.
New York, NY 10013

$2,554

Caribou 3
499 7th Ave.
New York, NY 10018

Deco Garments
3501 NW 50th St.
Miami, FL 33147

$2,485

Dinorah's Sportswear 3
3525 NW 51st St.
Miami, FL 33142

V&G, Inc.
10832 Capital
Garden Grove, CA 92843

$2,408

Newport Apparel Corp. 3
6850 Walthall Way
Paramount, CA 90723

Tam's Fashion
333 Court St.
Allentown, PA 18101

$2,295

Majestic Athletic 3
636 Pen Argyl St.
Pen Argyl, PA 18072

Ailennia Mfg.
2501 S. Main St.
Los Angeles, CA 90007

$1,967

Pandora Casuals
809 E. 18th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90021

Sun Jie Sewing, Inc.
1010 Arch St.
Philadelphia, PA 19107

$1,942

Mother's Work 2
456 N. 5th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19123

(1)

$1,857

Mac Embroidery 3

1204 67th St.
North Bergen, NJ 07093

Carlos Manufacturing
12121 E. Barringer St.
El Monte, CA 91733

$1,761

Design Zone
337 S. Anderson St.
Los Angeles, CA 90033

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

P&H Sportswear, Inc.
2553 Merced Ave.
El Monte, CA 91733

$1,614

EBGB
2155 E. 7th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90023

Syrup Clothing Co. 3
1612 E. 14th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90021

Kathy of CA 2
655 S. Santa Fe Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90021

Liccardi Fashion, Inc.
260 W. 39th St.
New York, NY 10018

$1,513

Korliss Fashion
209 W. 38th St.
New York, NY 10018

Halston Signature 3
530 7th Ave.
New York, NY 10018

Melissa's Finishing
238 Melrose St.
Brooklyn, NY 11206

$1,294

S.W.A.K. 3
47-38 Metropolitan Ave.
Ridgewood, NY 11385

Advanced Sewing, Inc.
3123 N. Pulaski
Chicago, IL 60641

$1,274

Logan Knitting Mills 3
7936 W. Grand Ave.
Elmwood Park, IL 60635

Vico
333 Court St.
Allentown, PA 18101

$1,272

Linden Apparel 3
321 S. Carlisle St.
Allentown, PA 18103

(1)

$1,032

Short Bark Industries 3
100 Bank St.
Tellico Plains, TN 37385

Hana F/S
434 S. San Pedro St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013

$1,021

Sha Sha Collection 3
1100 S. San Pedro
Los Angeles, CA 90015

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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