New York Labor Law Article 12-A - SPECIAL TASK FORCE FOR THE APPAREL INDUSTRY

• 340 - Special Task Force for the Apparel Industry.
  Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) "Commissioner" shall mean the commissioner of labor; (b) "Department" shall...
• 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...
• 341-a - Unlawfully Manufactured Apparel.
  The commissioner shall have the power to affix to any article of apparel or component thereof, in the manufacture or assembly of which any employee...
• 342 - Establishment of a Special Task Force.
  The commissioner is authorized to establish a special task force for the purpose of concentrating enforcement of the labor law affecting production employees in the...
• 343 - Duties.
  The special task force is charged with the following duties: 1. To inspect manufacturers and contractors, with respect to their respective production employees, for compliance...
• 344 - Powers.
  Notwithstanding any other state or local law or regulation to the contrary, the special task force shall have the following powers: 1. To inspect books,...
• 345 - Violations, Penalties, Procedures.
  1. Any manufacturer or contractor in the apparel industry who has failed to comply with the registration requirements of section three hundred forty-one of this...
• 345-a - Liability of Manufacturers and Contractors.
  1. A manufacturer or contractor who contracts or subcontracts with another manufacturer or contractor for the performance of any apparel industry service within the meaning...
• 345-b - Confiscation of Goods.
  1. The commissioner may, in addition to seeking civil, administrative or criminal penalties pursuant to this article, order the special task force to confiscate any...
• 346 - Special Task Force Training; Assistance of Agencies.
  1. The special task force shall receive training to be provided by the state in each of the areas of the labor law, state or...
• 347 - Report.
  Two years after the date on which this article takes effect, and on or before the thirty-first of January of each year thereafter, the special...
• 348 - Powers of Commissioner; Surety Bond; Civil and Criminal Penalties.
  1. If an order has been issued by the commissioner pursuant to section two hundred eighteen or two hundred nineteen of this chapter within the...
• 349-a - Annual Reports.
  The commissioner shall publish, on or before February first, two thousand five and quarterly thereafter, a report setting forth the names of all registered apparel...

Last modified: February 3, 2019