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Garment Enforcement Report: January 1999 - March 1999

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

FY1999 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 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 fourth quarter of the fiscal year, January 1, 1999 through March 31, 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. 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 2 Major Garment Centers

January 1999 - March 1999

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

Garment Enforcement Summary
January 1999 - March 1999
 

TOTAL

DALLAS

NEW YORK

SOUTHEAST

CALIFORNIA

CHICAGO /
KANSAS CITY

Number of Investigations Conducted

82

2

17

20

39

4

Number of Investigations with Violations

31

1

6

5

17

2

Amount of Back Wages Recovered

$153,199

$1,494

$48,577

$8,875

$93,474

$779

Number of Receiving Back Wages

548

2

169

61

302

14

Civil Fines Imposed

$72,900

$0

$0

$0

$72,900

$0



Apparel Manufacturers Contacted
January 1999 - March 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 January 1, 1999 and March 31, 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; 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 1999 - March 1999

Contractor

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

Manufacturers Identified as Doing Business
with Contractor During Investigation Period

Joy Sewing
1301 Harrison St.
San Francisco, CA 94103

$181,668

Allen Allen 3
3201 W. 131st
Hawthorne, CA 90250

G & E Fashions
2109 W. Venice
Los Angeles, CA 90006

$89,894

High Step 3
1123 E. Walnut St.
Carson, CA 90746
Unger Fabrik
3225 Lacy St.
Los Angeles, CA 90031

Patricia Jones 3
940 W. Washington Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

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

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

LA Gold 2
5502 Alcoa Ave.
Vernon, CA 90058

678, Inc.
12119 Barringer St.
S. El Monte, CA 91733

$49,582

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

Vintage Blue 2
13077 E. Temple Ave.
Industry, CA 91746

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

Allison Corp./Self Esteem 3
5100 Pacific Blvd.
Vernon, CA 90058

Blue Dream Industrial
1840 McDonald Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11223

$49,426

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

Orion Sewing
550 Jessie St.
San Francisco, CA 94103

$46,247

SF City Lights 3
470 Alabama
San Francisco, CA 94110

Old Fashion
5126 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90029

$27,684

Topson Downs 2
830 E. 14th Pl.
Los Angeles, CA 90021

LA Glo 3
1662 S. Long Beach Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90021

Judy Ann 2
1936 Mateo St.
Los Angeles, CA 90021

Café Industries 3
901 S. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90015

La Rouge
10023 E. Rush St.
El Monte, CA 91733

$19,654

AKA 3
1538 20th St. S.

Santa Monica, CA 90404

D.J. Bronson
5401 Telegraph
Commerce, CA 90040

(1 )

$16,152

Garment Services, Inc. 3
2407 N. Rosemead Blvd.
S. El Monte, CA 91733

City Sewing
2565 3rd St.
San Francisco, CA 94107

$12,833

Unique Fashions 3
2573 3rd St.
San Francisco, CA 94107

I S Fashion
309 E. 8th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014

$12,768

Yes Fashion of Calif., Inc. 3
1026 S. Los Angeles St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Apparel Manufacturing Group
3612 S. Maple
Los Angeles, CA 90017

$11,190

Karmic Niche 3
1050 S. Stanford Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90021

Rocky Mountain Clothing 3
8500 Zani St.
Denver, CO 80221

Y & D Fashion
830 S. Hill St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014

$8,694

Carol Anderson
18915 Laurel Park Rd.
Rancho Dominquez, CA 90220

Sienna Group 3
1031 S. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Pretty Good
1100 S. San Pedro
St. Los Angeles, CA 90015

Sweet Inspirations, Inc. 3
17523 Susana Rd.
Rancho Dominquez, CA 90221

Busy Fashion
341 39th St.
Brooklyn, NY 11232

$8,405

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

CAP Industries
465 E. 32nd St.
Los Angeles, CA 90011

$8,000

Fashion Wildcats 3
1729 S. Wall St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Terri Fashion
10429 Rush St.
S. El Monte, CA 91733

$6,898

Romance DuJour, Inc.
200 W. 140th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90061

X.I.O. Fashion Corp.
780 W. 17th St.
Hialeah, FL. 33010

$6,315

Five Y Clothing 3
721 W. 16th St.
Hialeah, FL 33010

Adrianas Fashion
551-A Jessie St.
San Francisco, CA 91340

$6,041

Sew Forth, Inc.
551-B Jessie St.
San Fernando, CA 91340

LA Paint & Print, Inc.
2315 Chico Ave. #8
S. El Monte, CA 91733

$6,000

Garron Corp.
5812 E. Washington Blvd.
Commerce, CA 90040

No Fear
2251 Farady
Carlsbad, CA 92008

Molla Fashions, Inc.
330 - 340 N. 12th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19107

$5,716

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

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

$5,639

Sue Mills 3
1840 Market St.
San Francisco, CA 94102

C & C Fashion
656 S. Los Angeles St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014

$5,615

Tapestry
375 W. Victoria St.
Compton, CA 90020

Ceci Fashion
103 E. 31st
Los Angeles, CA 90011

$5,600

Pia Clothing
3617 S. Avalon Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90011

Newport Apparel
6850 Walthall Way
Paramount, CA 90723

VIC 3
910 E. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90021

Superway Co.
10699 Hickson St.
El Monte, CA 91731

$5,000

HYC Apparel 3
20625 Valley Blvd.
Walnut, CA 91789

Pacico, Inc. 3
18150 E. Rowland St.
Industry, CA 91748

JC Fashion
850 E. 62nd St.
Los Angeles, CA 90001

$4,984

Bubblegum USA 3
850 E. 62nd St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

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

$4,166

Nina Bella 3
805 E. 14th Pl.
Los Angeles, CA 90021

Harlow
1031 S. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90015

DJ Bronson
5401 Telegraph Rd.
Commerce, CA 90040

Potato Clothing 3
1031 S. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Platinum Clothing Co. 3
3535 S. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90007

Quality Knits, Inc.
255 McKibben St.
Brooklyn, NY 11206

$4,131

Glassgow 3
382 Fayette St.
Perth Amboy, NJ 08862

C & C Garment
5801 Malabar St.
Huntington Park, CA 90255

$3,733

Rad Clothing 3
2857 E. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90023

M & M Sewing Company
1436 14th Ave.
Oakland, CA 94606

$3,650

Karen Alexander 3
5601 San Leandro St.
Oakland, CA 94621

Toky Sewing Co.
116 Leland Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94134

$3,243

Shane Hunter, Inc. 3
1400 6th St.
San Francisco, CA 94107

(1 )

$3,242

First Choice 3
1451 S. Hooper St.
Los Angeles, CA 90021

MH Production, Inc.
144 King St. 470
San Francisco, CA 94107

$3,220

SF City Lights 3
Alabama
San Francisco, CA 94110

Funn Hing Sewing Co.
55 B Columbus Ave..
San Francisco, CA 94111

$2,853

Fritzi 2
199 First St.
San Francisco, CA 94105

(1 )

$2,430

Ashworth, Inc. 3
2791 Loker Ave.
W. Carlsbad, CA 92008

Mei Gi Sewing Co.
3265 17th St.
San Francisco, CA 94110

$2,315

Bebe
380 Valley Dr.
Brisbane, CA 94005

Ladies Work Garment, Inc.
330 _ 340 N. 12th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19107

$2,251

Alden Ridge 3
(Div. of Ness Apparel)
3583 W. Hinsboro Blvd.
Deerfield, FL 33442

Windridge 3
319_J Westtown Rd.
West Chester, PA 19382

Star Fashion
10352 Trask Ave.
Garden Grove, CA 92543

$2,184

Casso Line 3
1100 S. Wall St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

BB Apparel
1100 S. San Pedro
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Vigen Gregorian
1875 Idlewood Rd.
Glendale, CA 91202

$2,008

Tessuto 3
1517 S. Mateo St.
Los Angeles, CA 90021

Kwong Chan Sewing Fashion
160 7th St.
San Francisco, CA 94103

$1,875

Blue Marlin 3
540 Florida St.
San Francisco, CA 94110

T & A Sewing
109 Kirby
Garland, TX 75042

$1,494

T & P Schmitt, Inc.
d/b/a Buckles
3357 Halifax Dallas, TX 75247

Globex, Inc. 3
10505 Shady Trail
Dallas, TX 75220

Fashion Works, Inc. 3
4936 Sharp St.
Dallas, TX 75247

Final Step, Inc.
2525 Long Beach Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 91307

$1,401

Moshay, Inc.2
6199 Malburg Way
Vernon, CA 90058

Azteca 2
5804 E. Slauson Ave.
Commerce, CA 90040

Baby Lulu 3
2140 E. 7th Pl.
Los Angeles, CA 90021

Fashion Resources
3151 E. Washington Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90023

Hot Kiss
1117 E. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90021

Integrity 3
1360 E. 17th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90021

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

Menace 3
1651 S. Mateo St.
Los Angeles, CA 90021

Nu Construction 3
1357 E. 16th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90021

Paris Blues 2
343 E. Jefferson Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90011

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

Fetish Group, Inc. 2
5050 Santa Fe Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90058

NS Sewing
11362 Westminster
Garden Grove, CA 92643

$1,138

California Concepts 2
2140 W. 139th St.
Gardena, CA 90249

H & T Apparel
4887 Ronson Ct.
San Diego, CA 92111

$1,045

San Diego Apparel Group 3
6325 Lusk Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92121

RC Apparel
465 30th St.
San Diego, CA 92154

$1,037

Brawn of California 3
1744 F. St.
San Diego, CA 92101

G & E Fashions
2109 W. Venice
Los Angeles, CA 90006

In dispute

 

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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