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Riddell Inc.'s Compliance Program in FLA Applicable Facilities

Riddell Inc.'s FLA Compliance Program is managed by the Company's Human Resource Manager and the Director of International Sourcing, who are based at the company's United States headquarters. The Program also consists of six company monitors and a Company Safety Committee.


Riddell Inc.'s Approach to Compliance in 2003

Information provided in this section is based on reports submitted to the FLA by each Category B Licensee in January 2004. The points below briefly summarize Riddell's efforts to uphold its FLA Obligations in accordance with the FLA Charter. Click here to access FLA Company Obligations.
  • The Riddell Workplace Code of Conduct is posted in all applicable factories and employees receive a copy in the Employee Handbook.
  • Locked complaint boxes are installed in the company's US factory in order to provide employees with a way to report problems to management confidentially. Only the factory's human resource manager can access the boxes. Similar boxes have also been installed in overseas supplier factories.
  • The company's non-retaliation policy is included in the Employee Handbook.
  • The Chicago headquarters and the Chicago factory location both have a union presence from the Union of Needletrades, Industrial, and Textile Employees, AFL-CIO-CLC. A meeting was held with the Union Business Representative and Union Representative from the Company to explain the Riddell Workplace Code of Conduct. The company also reports that the Human Resource Manager meets regularly with the Business Representative from the Union to discuss compliance and grievance issues.
Click here to see a summary of monitoring conducted in facilities producing university-licensed goods for Riddell.
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