N.Y. Labor Law 343 – Duties
§ 343. Duties. The special task force is charged with the following duties: 1. To inspect manufacturers and contractors, with respect to their respective production employees, for compliance with the registration requirements of section three hundred forty-one of this article;
Terms Used In N.Y. Labor Law 343
- Commissioner: shall mean the commissioner of labor;
(b) "Department" shall mean the department of labor;
(c) "Apparel industry" shall mean the making, cutting, sewing, finishing, assembling, pressing or otherwise producing, by any of the foregoing apparel industry services, any men's, women's, children's or infants' apparel, or a section or component of apparel, designed or intended to be worn by any individual which is to be sold or offered for sale, provided, however, that the apparel industry shall not include cleaning or tailoring after the apparel has been sold at retail;
(d) "Manufacturer" shall mean any person who (i) in fulfillment or anticipation of a wholesale purchase contract, contracts with a contractor to perform in New York state the cutting, sewing, finishing, assembling, pressing or otherwise producing any men's, women's, children's or infants' apparel, or a section or component of apparel, designed or intended to be worn by any individual which, pursuant to such contract, is to be sold or offered for sale to a retailer or other entity, or (ii) cuts, sews, finishes, assembles, presses or otherwise produces in New York state any men's, women's, children's or infants' apparel, or a section or component, designed or intended to be worn by any individual which is to be sold or offered for sale; provided, however, that "manufacturer" shall not mean a production employee employed for wages who does not employ others;
(e) "Contractor" shall mean any person who, in fulfillment of a contract with a manufacturer, performs in New York state the cutting, sewing, finishing, assembling, pressing or otherwise producing any men's, women's, children's or infants' apparel, or a section or component of apparel, designed or intended to be worn by any individual which is to be sold or offered for sale. See N.Y. Labor Law 340 - Production employees: shall mean persons who are employed by a contractor or a manufacturer directly to perform the cutting, sewing, finishing, assembling, pressing or otherwise producing of any men's, women's, children's or infants' apparel, or a section or component of apparel, designed or intended to be worn by any individual which is to be sold or offered for sale;
(g) "Special task force" shall mean the special task force on the apparel industry within the department; and
(h) "Labor law" shall mean the labor law of New York state. See N.Y. Labor Law 340 - Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
2. To inspect manufacturers and contractors, with respect to their respective production employees, for compliance with the labor law;
3. To insure, with respect to their respective production employees, compliance by manufacturers and contractors with the orders of, and assessments of civil penalties by, the commissioner pursuant to this article; and
4. To submit annual reports to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, and the chairpersons of the senate and assembly labor committees detailing:
(a) the number of complaints, investigations and dispositions by the task force including any resulting fines, restitution, referrals to the attorney general and criminal prosecutions;
(b) the number of investigators and other filled staff positions on the task force including the total number of authorized positions and whether any investigators are bilingual and, if so, in what language;
(c) the amount of money allocated annually by the department and the amount actually spent; and
(d) any recommendations for improving enforcement efforts against apparel manufacturers and contractors which violate the law.