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Int 0428-2024

The posting of information relating to wage theft at construction sites.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Consumer and Worker Protectionintroduced 2024-02-28

Filed — closed without being enacted.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2024-02-28Passed: 2025-12-31

Summary

This local law would require construction sites post information, in a format developed by the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP), on such sites regarding how workers can file a wage theft complaint, as well as other information on worker rights as it pertains to protecting against wage theft. Such information would also be required to be posted in multiple languages as well.

Committee on Consumer and Worker ProtectionDepartment of Consumer and Worker Protection and Office of Nightlife.

How it compares

24% of similar bills passed

12 passed · 38 died

This bill: 672 days in committee

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Sponsors (19)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2024-02-28 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2024-02-28 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2025-09-12 · Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2025-09-12 · Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2025-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (2)

Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection · 2025-09-12 · 1:00 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
City Council · 2024-02-28 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (10)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Chapter 5 of title 20 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new subchapter 26 to read as follows: Subchapter 26 Wage Theft at Construction Sites � 20-880 a. Posting of information related to wage theft at construction sites. The commissioner shall develop an informational document that shall include information about New York state law regarding the prevention of wage theft, how a person may file a complaints regarding wage theft with the New York state department of labor and the New York state attorney general or other official, and other information the commissioner deems relevant relating to wage theft or violations of state wage laws. Such document shall provide all such information in the designated citywide languages as defined in section 23-1101. b. Such document shall be posted on the website of the department. c. The commissioner shall require that any person required to post a permit at a work site pursuant to section 28-105.11 shall also post a copy of the document required by subdivision a in a conspicuous area of the work site, such that it is accessible to every worker on such work site. � 2. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law. Session 13 LS # 9944 1/25/24 Session 12 KS LS # 9944 3/9/23 3:00PM 2