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

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

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

* 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.

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

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.

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.

Offices provide convenient one-stop shopping for employment-related needs. Division of Employment and Workforce Solutions offices offer many DOL programs in a single location - including career related assistance and services for employers. Staff at these centers have been cross-trained in Department services so they can address more completely the needs of employers and job seekers. The Division of Employment Services works with the public and private sectors to create job opportunities, offer job fairs, help workers find a job, and help businesses find skilled workers. Contact us if you are looking for a job or for employees, are interested in apprenticeship, or want to locate one of our Career Service Centers. Additional Suffolk County office can be found at Suffolk Works Employment Program in Hauppauge and Patchogue. Call for more detailed information.

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

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.

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.

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.

* 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.

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.

The primary source of labor market information in NYS including industry data, wages, jobs in demand, employment and unemployment statistics and training programs.

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.

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.

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.

* 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.

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

Offices provide convenient one-stop shopping for employment-related needs. Division of Employment and Workforce Solutions offices offer many DOL programs in a single location-including career related assistance and services for employers. Staff at these centers have been cross-trained in Department services so they can address more completely the needs of employers and job seekers. The Division of Employment Services works with the public and private sectors to create job opportunities, offer job fairs, help workers find a job, and help businesses find skilled workers. Additional Suffolk County offices can be found in Hauppauge. Call for more detailed information.

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.