N.Y. Labor Law § 221: Company stores

§ 221. Company stores. No person engaged in construction of public

work under contract with the state or with any municipal corporation

either as a contractor or subcontractor shall, directly or indirectly,

conduct what is commonly known as a company store if there is any store

selling supplies within two miles of the place where such contract is

being executed. Charges for groceries, provisions, board, lodging or

clothing shall not be a valid off-set in behalf of the employer against

wages.