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Clothing retailer Charlotte Russe charlotte russe  
n.
A cold dessert of Bavarian cream set in a mold lined with ladyfingers.



[French : charlotte, charlotte + russe, Russian.]

Noun 1.
 Holding Inc. paid $800 to a Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850.  garment worker who was denied minimum wage and overtime while working in a downtown factory.

The garment worker at Pocket Fashion, a Charlotte Russe contractor on East Pico Boulevard Pico Boulevard is a major Los Angeles street that runs from Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica to Central Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles. It is named after Pío Pico, the last Mexican governor of California. , was the third to receive a payment after filing a claim with the state's Labor Commissioner, said Christina Chung, staff attorney at the Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, .

The other two workers settled with San Diego-based Charlotte Russe in June for an undisclosed amount.

In the most recent case, the Labor Commissioner found that Socorro Camacho, who filed a claim for wages in January 2004, worked six days a week for 10 1/2 hours a day. She also was paid by the piece and worked off-the-clock. Under California law California Law consists of 29 codes, covering various subject areas, the State Constitution and Statutes. See also
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  • Bill (proposed law)
  • California State Legislature
External links
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, clothing companies are legally responsible for the labor practices of sweatshops with which they have contracts.

Charlotte Russe does not plan to appeal the Labor Commissioner's ruling.
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Title Annotation:Charlotte Russe Holding Inc
Author:Bronstad, Amanda
Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Aug 1, 2005
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