Garment
Fact Sheet #24: Homeworkers Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
FLSA e-laws Minimum Wage Poster
Labor Department Enforcement Reaches 10-Year High: Wage and Hour Division Recovers $175 Million for Workers ESA News Release: [12/18/2002]
U.S. Department of Labor Fines Wins of California and Win Fashion $337,000 for Repeated and Willful Wage Violations OPA News Release: [10/09/2002]
Labor Department Files Charges of Retaliation Against Danmar Finishing Corp. OPA News Release: [06/17/2002] U.S. Department of Labor Sues Brooklyn Garment Shop for Wage Violations OPA News Release: [05/01/2002] Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces Increased Compliance in Garment Industry Compliance Assistance Seen As Effective Tool To Improve Working Conditions OPA News Release: [03/28/2002] Garment Shops Fined $270,000 for Violating Federal Labor Laws
OPP, Alabama., Manufacturer Pays More Than $75,000 in Back Wages
New Jersey Garment-Sewing Shops Re-Inspected by U.S. Labor Department; More than Half Still Violating Minimum Wage and Overtime Law [10/16/00]
Chinatown Garment Operators Sentenced for Making False Statements to Federal Investigators [9/7/00]
Only One-Third of Southern California Garment Shops in Compliance With Federal Labor Laws [8/25/00]
Los Angeles Garment Manufacturer Must Pay Back Wages of $179,006, Civil Penalties of $10,000 [3/7/00]
Conditions in New York City's Garment Industry Unchanged, but Tougher Enforcement Leads to Arrests [10/15/1999]
Labor Department Recovers $247,000 in Back Pay for South El Monte Garment Workers [09/13/99]
U. S. Labor Department Recovers More Than $100,00 for Garment Workers in Brooklyn's Sunset Park Factories [07/06/99]