{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-labor-law-343","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Labor Law § 343","heading":"Duties","body":"§ 343. Duties. The special task force is charged with the following\nduties: 1. To inspect manufacturers and contractors, with respect to\ntheir respective production employees, for compliance with the\nregistration requirements of section three hundred forty-one of this\narticle;\n  2. To inspect manufacturers and contractors, with respect to their\nrespective production employees, for compliance with the labor law;\n  3. To insure, with respect to their respective production employees,\ncompliance by manufacturers and contractors with the orders of, and\nassessments of civil penalties by, the commissioner pursuant to this\narticle; and\n  4. To submit annual reports to the governor, the temporary president\nof the senate, the speaker of the assembly, and the chairpersons of the\nsenate and assembly labor committees detailing:\n  (a) the number of complaints, investigations and dispositions by the\ntask force including any resulting fines, restitution, referrals to the\nattorney general and criminal prosecutions;\n  (b) the number of investigators and other filled staff positions on\nthe task force including the total number of authorized positions and\nwhether any investigators are bilingual and, if so, in what language;\n  (c) the amount of money allocated annually by the department and the\namount actually spent; and\n  (d) any recommendations for improving enforcement efforts against\napparel manufacturers and contractors which violate the law.","path":["Labor Law","Article 12-A. Special Task Force For the Apparel Industry"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/LAB/343","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"04e572d9d9668517ba2edcb3a0d646f547e42e9cea24f41e8c493d16d96ba7f6","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-labor-law-342","next":"us-ny/n.y.-labor-law-344"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}