Labor Commissioner Cites Garment Manufacturers for Skirting Registration Law

Four garment contractors who lacked workers’ compensation insurance were among six cited by state labor officials for trying to skirt state law by sharing a registration, the Labor Commissioner’s Office announced Wednesday. The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement issued some $573,700 fines in total for a variety of violations, including overtime, minimum wage and child labor offenses. The division found that most of the 57 employees at a downtown Los Angeles building that the contractors shared worked up to 65 hours a week for less than minimum wage. Two worker...