N.Y. Labor Law § 223: Enforcement of article

§ 223. Enforcement of article. If the fiscal officer as defined herein

finds that any person contracting with the state, a municipal

corporation, or any commission appointed pursuant to law, for the

performance of any public work fails to comply with or evades the

provisions of this article, he shall present evidence of such

non-compliance or evasion to the officer, department, board or

commission having charge of such work for enforcement. Wherein such

evidence indicates a non-compliance or evasion on the part of a

sub-contractor, the contractor shall be responsible for such

non-compliance or evasion. It shall be the duty of any officer,

department, board or commission in charge of the construction of such

public work contracts to enforce the provisions of this article.