2014 New York Laws
LAB - Labor
Article 12-A - (340 - 349-A) SPECIAL TASK FORCE FOR THE APPAREL INDUSTRY
343 - Duties.

  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  with  the
  registration requirements of section three  hundred  forty-one  of  this
  article;
2.  To  inspect  manufacturers  and contractors, with respect to their
  respective production employees, for compliance with the labor law;
3. To insure, with respect to their respective  production  employees,
  compliance  by  manufacturers  and  contractors  with the orders of, and
  assessments of civil penalties by, the  commissioner  pursuant  to  this
  article; and
4.  To  submit annual reports to the governor, the temporary president
  of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, and the chairpersons of  the
  senate and assembly labor committees detailing:
(a)  the  number of complaints, investigations and dispositions by the
  task force including any resulting fines, restitution, referrals to  the
  attorney general and criminal prosecutions;
(b)  the  number  of investigators and other filled staff positions on
  the task force including the total number of  authorized  positions  and
  whether any investigators are bilingual and, if so, in what language;
(c)  the  amount of money allocated annually by the department and the
  amount actually spent; and
(d) any recommendations  for  improving  enforcement  efforts  against
  apparel manufacturers and contractors which violate the law.