N.Y. Labor Law § 341: Registration

§ 341. Registration. 1. No manufacturer or contractor shall engage in

the apparel industry unless he or she registers with the commissioner,

in writing, on a form provided by the commissioner, which shall contain

the following information: whether it is a sole proprietorship,

partnership or corporation, its name, address and number of production

employees, the name, home address and social security number of each

owner or partner, or if the registrant is a corporation, no shares of

which are listed on a national securities exchange or regularly quoted

in an over-the-counter market by one or more members of a national or an

affiliated securities association, of each officer and of each of the

ten largest shareholders thereof, how long it has been in business, its

tax identification number, whether it is a manufacturer or contractor,

the name and address of each person with a financial interest in the

manufacturer's or contractor's business and the amount of that interest,

except that if the manufacturer or contractor is a publicly-traded

corporation, only the names and addresses of the corporation officers

shall be required, whether it is in contractual relations with a labor

organization and, if so, the name and address of such labor

organization, a statement as to whether the registrant or any owner of

or partner in, or if the registrant is a corporation, no shares of which

are listed on a national securities exchange or regularly quoted in an

over-the-counter market by one or more members of a national or an

affiliated securities association, any officer or any of the ten largest

shareholders thereof has, within the last three years, been found by any

court or administrative body to have violated this chapter and, if so,

the nature and date of such violation and, if the registrant is a

contractor, whether that contractor subcontracts the cutting or sewing

of apparel or sections or components thereof. Such registration form

shall also require that each owner or partner, or if the registrant is a

corporation, then each officer, submit photographic proof of identity.

Divisions, subsidiary corporations or related companies may, at the

option of the manufacturer or contractor, be named and included under

one omnibus registration. Such registration shall be filed on or before

January fifteenth of each year. The commissioner shall issue a

certificate of registration, which shall be effective for a period of

twelve months, upon receipt of a completed registration form accompanied

by the requisite photographic proof of identity and documentation that

such manufacturer or contractor has paid any surety bond required

pursuant to subdivision eight of section three hundred forty-five of

this article and that a workers' compensation insurance policy is in

effect for the registrant's production employees working in New York

state. The initial registration fee shall be two hundred dollars and

each subsequent annual renewal registration fee shall be one hundred

fifty dollars. With respect to new employers, such registration shall be

filed upon the commencement of manufacturing or contracting in the

apparel industry and shall be effective until the following January

fifteenth. The commissioner may pro rate the initial annual registration

fee in such instances.

2. Proof of registration shall be by an official department

registration certificate which shall be posted where it may be read by

employees during the workday.