La-Z-Boy

Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.

Last researched 30 October 2026 · 5 sources

US maker of recliners, sofas and upholstered lounge furniture.

There's no proof La-Z-Boy pays more than the legal minimum, which in the United States and Mexico is below a living wage, and it has no full independent audit.

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Why it's graded Lacks transparency

Not met: Meets 2 of 6 Good requirements.
Holds the grade back: It doesn't show that workers are paid a living wage, and isn't certified as working towards one. On Track needs at least one of these.
It isn't Harm on record, because there's no serious confirmed problem on its record.
Lacks transparency is still a poor grade: in supply chains like this, workers who can't be seen to be treated fairly are usually underpaid or unprotected.

How grades are decided

Good requirements 2 of 6

Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
Not met: Respects worker rightsSome of its products are made in countries such as China and Thailand, where unions are heavily restricted, and it has no full supply chain audit.
Not met: Supply chain independently audited or certified, or at least 80% made in countries with strong labour standards
Met: No child or forced labour findings or links
Met: Names the factories or farms that make its products, or is fully certified by a scheme that holds and audits that listMakes its products in its own factories
Not met: High-risk raw materials (leather and timber) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNot traced or certified: leather and timber

Red flags 2

Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
Red flag: Made partly in countries with poor worker rights, without a full independent audit of its supply chain

Stars it would earn as Good

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Where it's made

From La-Z-Boy's own disclosure: it makes its products in its own factories. Its list covers only part of its range. The rest is shown as where homewares and appliances are usually made.

Where it's made, share by country, and conditions there
Country	Share	Worker rights	Legal minimum wage	Forced labour risk
United States	38%	Systematic violations	Below a living wage	Low
ChinaUsual for the industry	15%	No guarantee of rights	Below a living wage	Moderate
Mexico	Not given	Regular violations	Below a living wage	Moderate
Thailand	Not given	No guarantee of rights	Below a living wage	Moderate
United Kingdom	Not given	Regular violations	Close to a living wage	Low
Vietnam	7%	Systematic violations	Well below a living wage	Moderate
IndiaUsual for the industry	3%	No guarantee of rights	Well below a living wage	High
PolandUsual for the industry	3%	Regular violations	Close to a living wage	Moderate
IndonesiaUsual for the industry	2%	No guarantee of rights	Well below a living wage	Moderate
MalaysiaUsual for the industry	2%	No guarantee of rights	Below a living wage	Moderate

Evidence

What we found

Owns or runs its own production
Modern slavery statement
Doesn't show where its leather comes from. Leather is linked to hazardous tannery work and forced labour on some cattle ranches, so it can't be graded Good until it traces or certifies it.
Doesn't show where its timber comes from. Timber is linked to illegal logging linked to forced labour, so it can't be graded Good until it traces or certifies it.

Research notes La-Z-Boy makes most of its furniture in its own US plants, with cut-and-sew of covers in its own Mexican facilities, a UK upholstery business and a joint-venture factory in Thailand; about 6% of sales are imported finished goods, over 90% from Vietnam. Australia is the Thai plant's main export market, where the range is sold by licensee Morgan Furniture. Frames use lumber and plywood and covers include leather hides from China, the US, Vietnam and Brazil, with no timber or leather tracing. It reports supplier questionnaires and risk-based audits but names no suppliers and gives no audit results.

Sources and actions

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La-Z-Boy Inc Form 10-K, fiscal 2025 (SEC) · search the archive · Five US plants, three Mexico cut-and-sew facilities, UK upholstery business, Thai JV plant; ~90% of NA units made in US; imports 6% of sales, >90% Vietnam; lumber, plywood, leather hides; ~10,600 staff.
Chair maker enlists Thai help for Aussie push (NZ Herald) · search the archive · La-Z-Boy Thailand is a joint venture majority-owned by La-Z-Boy US with a Morgan Furniture stake; Australia is its main export market.

Published by La-Z-Boy or its owner

Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour report (La-Z-Boy Canada, FY2023) · search the archive · Canadian forced and child labour report: 2,000+ supply partners in at least 24 countries; supplier self-assessments, risk-based audits; no forced or child labour identified; no supplier list.
Our Commitment (La-Z-Boy) · search the archive · Upholstered furniture made in North America; suppliers must follow its Supplier Code of Conduct covering fair labour and safety.
La-Z-Boy Australia - About · search the archive · La-Z-Boy Australia is part of NZ-based Morgan Furniture Group, with 14 company-owned stores in QLD and NSW and 85 licensed stockists.

Company details

Owned by: La-Z-Boy Incorporated (NYSE-listed); sold in Australia by licensee Morgan Furniture Group
Headquarters: United States
Employees: About 10,600
Last researched: 30 October 2026
Cite this page: Labour Lens, "Is La-Z-Boy ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/la-z-boy, last researched 30 October 2026, accessed [date].
Method: Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means

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