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Garment Enforcement Report: April 2000 - June 2000

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

Summary

FY 2000 Third Quarter Garment Enforcement Report

During the third quarter of FY 2000, the U.S. Department of Labor recovered $1,583,217 in back wages for 1,542 garment workers. The report lists 27 contractors and 49 manufacturers that were found in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The department's Wage and Hour Division conducted a total of 120 investigations nationwide, finding violations in some 53 percent, or 64 of the cases. Civil money penalties of $60,292 were assessed for repeat and willful violations of the FLSA.


FY 2000 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, 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 second quarter of the fiscal year, April 1, 2000 through June 30, 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

April 2000 - June 2000

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

Garment Enforcement Summary
April 2000 - June 2000
 

TOTAL

CHICAGO

NEW YORK

SOUTHEAST

CALIFORNIA

U.S. Territories

Number of Investigations Conducted

120

6

20

8

82

4

Number of Investigations with Violations

64

1

12

1

47

3

Amount of Back Wages Recovered

$1,585,217

$121

$146,064

$2,397

$229,971

$1,204,664

Number of Receiving Back Wages

1,542

2

270

1

637

632

Civil Fines Imposed

$60,292

$0

$3,587

$0

$56,705

$0



Apparel Manufacturers Contacted
April 2000 - June 2000
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, 2000 and June 30, 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
April 2000 - June 2000

Contractor

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

Manufacturers Identified as Doing Business
with Contractor During Investigation Period

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

$32,592

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

Surf & Turf of CA 2
6891 Florence Pl.
Bell Gardens, CA 90201

Sunflower Fashion
40-22 College Point Blvd.
Flushing, NY 11354

$29,993

LL Martin, Ltd. 3
1375 Broadway
New York, NY 10018

Sew Fit, Inc.
551 63rd St.
Brooklyn, NY 11220

$23,330

Amber Browne 3
1384 Broadway
New York, NY 10018

Streetwear 3
1384 Broadway
New York, NY 10018

XOXO Essentials, Inc. 3
1466 Broadway
New York, NY 10018

888 Fashion, Inc.
40-22 College Point Blvd.
Flushing, NY 11355

$23,004

Dawn Joy 2
1400 Broadway
New York, NY 10018

ISB 3
1400 Broadway
New York, NY 10018

Lake Sports
93 19th St.
Brooklyn, NY 11232

$20,000

Rolling Over
34 18th St.
Brooklyn, NY 11232

Tina Fashion
7732 Garden Grove Blvd.
Westminster, CA 92683

$15,000

ILU
2221 Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90021

Cameo Fashions
120 Baxter St.
New York, NY 10013

$14,629

Nira Nira 3
730 7th Ave.
New York, NY 10018

Karlil, Inc.
7071 1/2 Vineland Ave.
N. Hollywood, CA 91605

$11,961

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

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

ENC 3
13085 E. Temple Ave.
Industry, CA 91746

LDG Styles
307 W. 38th St.
New York, NY 10018

$11,415

Alberto Makali 3
204 W. 37th St.
New York, NY 10018

Unique Apparel Group
2112 Santa Anita Ave.
S. El Monte, CA 91733

$10,652

Unique International, Inc.
2112 Santa Anita Ave.
S. El Monte, CA 91733

(1)

$8,861

Fun Tees, Inc.
245 Manor Ave.
Concord, NC 28026

DP Fashion
12861 Western
Garden Grove, CA 92641

$8,706

18th Street 3
747 Crocker St.
Los Angeles, CA 90021

Lani International Corp. 3
1100 S. San Pedro St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Bonnie & Arum, Inc.
122 E. 7th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014

$8,500

Chere Amie 2
1934 S. Herbert Ave.
Commerce, CA 90023

CDW 3
3430 S. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90007

M&J Fashion, Inc.
939 S. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90015

$7,856

XOXO 2
6000 Sheila Ave.
Commerce, CA 90040

Fritzi 2
13071 E. Temple Ave.
Industry, CA 91746

Lotte Fashion
11676 Salinaz Dr.
Garden Grove, CA 92843

$6,850

Roman Designs, Inc. 3
1151 N. Kramar Pl.
Anaheim, CA 92806

Gotcha
9600 Toledo Way
Irvine, CA 92618

Counter Culture
17352 Von Karman
Irvine, CA 92614

Origin America 3
14725 S. Broadway
Gardena, CA 90246

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

$6,701

Kayo of California 2
161 W. 39th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90037

MYK Fashions, Inc.
a/k/a EMC
1027 Grand St.
Brooklyn, NY 11211

$6,458

3 Friends Sportswear 3
d/b/a Velvet Peach
1407 Broadway
New York, NY 10018

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

$5,304

Alden Ridge
3583 W. Hinsboro Blvd.
Deerfield Beach, FL 33442

Alfred Angelo
116 Welsh Rd.
Horsham, PA 19044

Pacific West Apparel
400 N. Nantucket Pl.
Santa Ana, CA 92703

$4,148

Colorado Casual 3
5850 Championship View
Colorado Springs, CO 80922

Four Bro., Inc. 3
901 E. 5th St.
Santa Ana, CA 92701

Carlskin 3
207 Calle De Los Molinas
San Clemente, CA 92672

A Motion Studio
440 Brannan St.
San Francisco, CA 94107

$2,925

Esprit de Corps 2
900 Minnesota St.
San Francisco, CA 94107

D'Aline, Inc.
12862 Joy St.
Garden Grove, CA 92840

$2,582

Spencer Alexis
2250 East 11th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90021

Carol Anderson
18915 Laurel Park Rd.
Dominguez Hill, CA 90220

Scorpio Fashions, Inc.
77 Paterson Ave.
Wallington, NJ 07057

$2,518

Eurosport, Inc. 3
70-25 Yellowstone Blvd.
Forest Hills, NY 11375

Indigo Mfg., Inc.
1807 E. Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90021

$2,312

ILU
2221 E. Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90021

Rosal Sportswear
335 N. 7th St.
Lehighton, PA 18235

$2,052

Tama Mfg. 3
100 Cascade Dr.
Allentown, PA 18103

Golden Co.
10802 Capital
Garden Grove, CA 92843

$1,885

Mine Fashion, Inc.
1100 S. San Pedro St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Original, Inc. 3
1040 1/2 Santee St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Jade Fashion, Inc.
40-22 College Point Blvd.
Flushing, NY 11354

$1,808

Cimmaron
589 8th Ave.
New York, NY 10018

Peach Candy 3
55 W. 39th St.
New York, NY 10018

Pride & Joy 3
1359 Broadway
New York, NY 10018

Sam Sportswear, Inc.
6400 Broadway
West New York, NJ 07092

$1,615

Printperfect Express
1000 B First St.
Harrison, NJ 07029

NBC Apparel, Inc.
3675 E. Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90023

$1,151

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

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

In dispute

Chorus Line 2
4505 Bandini Blvd.
Vernon, CA 90040

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

In dispute

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

Rad Clothing
3011 E. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90023

Indigo Mfg., Inc.
1807 E. Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90021

In dispute

High Step
1123 E. Walnut
Carson, CA 90746

Footnote:

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.

 



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