N.Y. Labor Law 342 – Establishment of a special task force
§ 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 apparel industry in New York state and otherwise exercising the duties and powers set forth in sections three hundred forty-three and three hundred forty-four of this article. Such special task force shall be empowered to investigate and conduct inspections at locations where an apparel industry contractor is operating.
Terms Used In N.Y. Labor Law 342
- Commissioner: shall mean the commissioner of labor;
(b) "Department" shall mean the department of labor;
(c) "Apparel industry" shall mean the making, cutting, sewing, finishing, assembling, pressing or otherwise producing, by any of the foregoing apparel industry services, any men's, women's, children's or infants' apparel, or a section or component of apparel, designed or intended to be worn by any individual which is to be sold or offered for sale, provided, however, that the apparel industry shall not include cleaning or tailoring after the apparel has been sold at retail;
(d) "Manufacturer" shall mean any person who (i) in fulfillment or anticipation of a wholesale purchase contract, contracts with a contractor to perform in New York state the cutting, sewing, finishing, assembling, pressing or otherwise producing any men's, women's, children's or infants' apparel, or a section or component of apparel, designed or intended to be worn by any individual which, pursuant to such contract, is to be sold or offered for sale to a retailer or other entity, or (ii) cuts, sews, finishes, assembles, presses or otherwise produces in New York state any men's, women's, children's or infants' apparel, or a section or component, designed or intended to be worn by any individual which is to be sold or offered for sale; provided, however, that "manufacturer" shall not mean a production employee employed for wages who does not employ others;
(e) "Contractor" shall mean any person who, in fulfillment of a contract with a manufacturer, performs in New York state the cutting, sewing, finishing, assembling, pressing or otherwise producing any men's, women's, children's or infants' apparel, or a section or component of apparel, designed or intended to be worn by any individual which is to be sold or offered for sale. See N.Y. Labor Law 340 - Contractor: shall include , but not be limited to, a subcontractor, jobber, or wholesaler, but shall not include a production employee who is employed for wages but does not employ others;
(f) "Production employees" shall mean persons who are employed by a contractor or a manufacturer directly to perform the cutting, sewing, finishing, assembling, pressing or otherwise producing of any men's, women's, children's or infants' apparel, or a section or component of apparel, designed or intended to be worn by any individual which is to be sold or offered for sale;
(g) "Special task force" shall mean the special task force on the apparel industry within the department; and
(h) "Labor law" shall mean the labor law of New York state. See N.Y. Labor Law 340 - Production employees: shall mean persons who are employed by a contractor or a manufacturer directly to perform the cutting, sewing, finishing, assembling, pressing or otherwise producing of any men's, women's, children's or infants' apparel, or a section or component of apparel, designed or intended to be worn by any individual which is to be sold or offered for sale;
(g) "Special task force" shall mean the special task force on the apparel industry within the department; and
(h) "Labor law" shall mean the labor law of New York state. See N.Y. Labor Law 340 - Retailer: shall mean any mercantile enterprise which sells to consumers or offers to sell to consumers any men's, women's, children's or infants' apparel, or a section or component of apparel, designed or intended to be worn by any individual consumer. See N.Y. Labor Law 340
The commissioner is further authorized to publish on the internet listings of those persons and entities investigated by the department or the special task force on the apparel industry and found not to be in compliance with the law. The listing shall include all relevant information concerning the violators included in the registration process in accordance with section three hundred forty-one of this article. The listing shall be updated regularly, not less than monthly, amended to be adjusted for new instances of non-compliance. Any retailer or manufacturer or contractor requesting verification of the registration status of a manufacturer or contractor shall be provided with a reference to this internet web site listing.