U.S. Department of Labor Fines Wins of California and Win Fashion $337,000 for Repeated and Willful Wage Violations
SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Department of Labor has assessed civil money penalties totaling $337,000 against two garment factories in San Francisco for repeated and willful violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This is the maximum penalty allowed under the department’s FLSA regulations.
Wins of California, Inc., Mrs. You Nor (Anna) Wong, President, and Mr. Tohan (Jimmy) Quan were assessed a penalty of $248,000. Win Fashion, Inc., Mr. Tohan (Jimmy) Quan, President, and Mrs. You Nor (Anna) Wong were assessed a penalty of $89,000.
“Because of Wins’ continued evasion of its obligations to employees, we asked the State of California to provide immediate relief to the Wins workers through a state fund established for garment workers. We are pleased the state agreed to our request and is helping these workers,” said Tammy D. McCutchen, Administrator of the department’s Wage and Hour Division. Officials from the State of California have informed the department that, from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. today, they will be distributing $865,000 to 235 workers from the California Back Wages and Taxes Account.
posted by Prometheus 6 at 8/12/2003 07:59:21 AM |
