N.Y. Labor Law 391 – Jurisdiction over mercantile and other establishments
§ 391. Jurisdiction over mercantile and other establishments. 1. The commissioner shall have jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this chapter relating to mercantile establishments, business offices, telegraph offices, restaurants, hotels, apartment houses, theaters or other places of public amusement, bowling alleys, barber shops, shoe polishing establishments, the distribution or transmission of merchandise, articles or messages, or the distribution or sale of articles.
Terms Used In N.Y. Labor Law 391
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
2. The commissioner shall cause proper inspections to be made. No person shall interfere with or prevent such inspections. All persons connected with any such mercantile or other establishment herein specified shall properly answer all questions asked by such inspector with reference to any of the provisions of this article.