40 garment shops visited
4 citations for workers' compensation violations, total $21,000
7 citations issued for no itemized wage statements, total $51,500
1 citation for improper payment of overtime, total $800
14 citations for not keeping payroll records, total $14,700
12 citations for not having a garment manufacture license, total $10,900
5 companies had garments confiscated
6 companies have ongoing audits
24 companies issued citations for Cal/OSHA violations, total $153,710
“In order to level the playing field for all legitimate businesses we will continue to step up our enforcement actions across the state to identify unscrupulous business owners and bring them into compliance,” added Dell.
In California regulations governing wages, hours and working conditions are laid out in the Industrial Welfare Commission wage orders, which must be available at the worksite where employees can read them.
Employers can access the Industrial Welfare Commission wage orders, Cal/OSHA safety and health posters or other workplace postings on line at www.dir.ca.gov, click on workplace postings in the left navigation bar.
For a list of licensed garment manufacturer in California visit web site at http://www.dir.ca.gov/databases/dlselr/garmreg.html
Department of Industrial Relations
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