* Enforces New York State labor laws. Minimum wage, hours of work, child labor, industrial home work, apparel industry registration, benefits or wage supplements, meal periods and rest periods, farm labor.

Provides education/enforcement of NYS Labor Laws concerning minimum wage, hours of work, child labor, payment of wages, and wage supplements.

Provide community forums to empower low-wage workers and other marginalized populations with the knowledge and leadership tools needed to both assert their rights and create political change. The WJCNY encourages members to be a voice for the true needs and concerns of their communities and leaders in efforts to achieve justice.

Enforces NYS Labor laws concerning minimum wage, hours of work, child labor, payment of wages and wage supplements, industrial home-work, and migrant farm labor. Also reinforces safety and health programs by keeping track of contractors and manufactures who deal with potentially dangerous materials

Enforces NYS Labor laws concerning minimum wage, hours of work, child labor, payment of wages and wage supplements, industrial home-work, and migrant farm labor. Also reinforces safety and health programs by keeping track of contractors and manufactures who deal with potentially dangerous materials.

Established as an independent agency to define law and procedures to insure New York State public employees their rights provided by the Taylor Law. Also represents public employees without representation in a given proceeding.

Offers a cutting-edge endeavor which brings together both employers and job seekers, providing a comprehensive, one-stop approach to job search. Staffed with employment professionals from several private and public entities, the Employment Center functions as a full service human resources facility. The center supplies the job seeking customer with all the tools necessary for a self-directed or staff-assisted job search, and provides employers with facilities and workforce support. Equipped with state of the art computers, fax machines, phones, and copiers, the Employment Center also maintains job banks and specializes in job clubs, job fairs, employability and computer workshops and focus groups. Employment Center visitors are able to accomplish many tasks, whether it be to create and edit their resume, navigate the Internet for their job search. Employers may interview prospective employees on-site. Call for Additional Information or Schedule an Appointment for an Informational Meeting and Immediate Access.

Provides information and training to employees, employers and union members on the labor laws.

Assists with: Contract violations Unjust termination Discrimination (age, gender, race or sexual determination) Harassment or bullying of any kind Occupational Health & Safety Violations Unemployment insurance

fosters, promotes welfare of wage earners, job seekers and retirees in the U. S. improves working conditions advances opportunities for profitable employment assures work-related benefits and rights

Protects all workers, even if paid off the books or are not documented. Enforces state laws regarding minimum wage, hours of work, child labor, payment of wages and wage supplements, migrant farm labor, and conditions in the garment industry.

Protects people in the workplace through asbestos programs; safety and health programs; and wage and hour laws. Oversees child performer rules and child and farm labor laws. Issues licenses, certifications, registrations and notices that relate to working conditions and publishes Prevailing Wage/Public Works schedules and updates.

Protects people in the workplace through asbestos programs; safety and health programs; and wage and hour laws. Oversees child performer rules and child and farm labor laws. Issues licenses, certifications, registrations and notices that relate to working conditions and publishes Prevailing Wage/Public Works schedules and updates.

Supports, advocates for and seeks to empower people treated unfairly at work or faced with critical poverty, discrimination, health care or other social and economic issues. Activities include: The Workers' Rights Hotline (607-269-0409 [email protected] or walk-in) provides advocacy with and on behalf of workers who receive unfair treatment at work. The Workers' Center works with people to correct problems, end workers' rights violations, improve conditions and set standards of employer behavior. It can also help with filings to regulators (for example for wage theft, safety violations, discrimination, etc.), workforces interested in forming a union, or other strategies for making positive changes in the workplace.Living Wage Employer certification provides recognition to employers that voluntarily pay all employees at least the Tompkins County Living Wage.Organized labor partnerships support and coordinate shared activities with local and regional labor unions.The Workers' Rights Handbook and Restaurant Owners Manual contain comprehensive information on labor rights and employer responsibilities, free to the public. The "Workers' Edge" newsletter covers important labor issues active in the Tompkins County community.Community organizing through the Workers' Center empowers grassroots leaders' organizing skills to create change in their own and others' lives at work and in general.Community education increases knowledge and standards of economic rights and employer behavior through networking, coalition-building and solidarity.

* Enforces New York State labor laws. Minimum wage, hours of work, child labor, industrial home work, apparel industry registration, benefits or wage supplements, meal periods and rest periods, farm labor.

Entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons. Enforces continuation of health insurance coverege during leave.

Protects all workers, even if paid off the books or are not documented. Enforces state laws regarding minimum wage, hours of work, child labor, payment of wages and wage supplements, migrant farm labor, and conditions in the garment industry.

* Responsible for enforcing labor laws. Child labor laws. Family Medical Leave Law. Wage garnishment. Fair Labor Standards Act. Federal minimum wage/overtime. Immigration and Nationality Act - Aliens employed in the United States.

Establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping and youth employment standards which affect employees in the private sector, Federal, State, and local governments.

Investigates and enforces the New York State Labor Laws concerning: minimum wage, payment of wages and wage supplements hours of work child labor industrial homework apparel industry registration farm labor administers employment agency law and issues licenses for operating employment agencies, outside New York City

Protects all workers, even if paid off the books or are not documented. Enforces state laws regarding minimum wage, hours of work, child labor, payment of wages and wage supplements, migrant farm labor, and conditions in the garment industry.

Protects migrant and seasonal agricultural workers by establishing employment standards related to wages, housing, transportation, disclosures and recordkeeping.

Provides services to enforce federal labor laws through investigation of complaints of failure to comply.