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| Jurisdiction | New York |
| Headquarters | Building 12, W.A. Harriman Campus, Albany, NY 12240 |
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| Website | www |
The New York State Department of Labor (DOL or NYSDOL) is the department of the New York state government that enforces labor law and administers unemployment benefits.
The mission of the New York State Department of Labor is to protect workers, assist the unemployed and connect job seekers to jobs, according to its website. They work to ensure a fair wage for all workers, protect the safety and health of workers and the public, help the unemployed via temporary payments (unemployment insurance), link job seekers with employers, and guide workers to training. Its regulations are compiled in title 12 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations.
According to an audit released in June 2014 by State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, the Department of Labor does not complete many of its wage theft investigations in a timely manner. As of late August 2013, the DOL had more than 17000 open cases, consisting of about 9300 active investigations and more than 7800 cases pending payment, and of these almost 13000, or 75%, were at least one year old from initial claim date. In 2013, the DOL had 142 employees statewide, including 85-90 investigators, handling the complaints.
Frances Perkins, who later became the U.S. Secretary of Labor and the first female cabinet member, was the first Commissioner of the New York Department of Labor. M. Patricia Smith, who later became the Solicitor of Labor in 2009 was a Commissioner of the New York Department of Labor.
Roberta Reardon, a former AFL-CIO and Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists official is now the acting state labor commissioner.
References
- "About us". New York State Department of Labor.
- Labor Law § 10. "There shall continue to be in the state government a department of labor. The head of the department shall be the commissioner of labor. "
- ^ "DiNapoli: Labor Department Needs to Improve Wage Theft Investigations" (Press release). New York State Comptroller. June 6, 2014.
- Bencosme, Melanie (November 14, 2013). "14,000 Wage Theft Cases Pending in NYS". Voices of NY.
- "Cuomo names AFL-CIO official his new labor commissioner". Retrieved 2015-10-04.
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