DCWP

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DCWP is a New York City government agency responsible for protecting and promoting the rights of consumers and workers through enforcement, education, and regulation.

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instanceOf New York City government agency ⓘ
consumer protection agency ⓘ
labor standards enforcement agency ⓘ
appliesTo businesses operating in New York City ⓘ
consumers in New York City ⓘ
workers employed in New York City ⓘ
city New York City ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
formerName New York City Department of Consumer Affairs ⓘ
fullName New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection ⓘ
governingBody New York City Council ⓘ
New York City Mayor ⓘ
hasPurpose educate the public about consumer and worker rights ⓘ
promote fair business practices ⓘ
promote fair workplaces ⓘ
protect consumers from fraud and abuse ⓘ
hasWebsite https://www.nyc.gov/dcwp ⓘ
headquartersLocation Manhattan ⓘ
jurisdiction New York City ⓘ
locatedIn New York City ⓘ
partOf New York City government ⓘ
responsibleFor administering certain workplace poster and notice requirements ⓘ
conducting inspections of licensed businesses ⓘ
conducting outreach to consumers ⓘ
conducting outreach to workers ⓘ
enforcing New York City’s Freelance Isn’t Free Act ⓘ
enforcing certain workplace protections for fast‑food workers ⓘ
enforcing certain workplace protections for retail workers ⓘ
enforcing consumer protection laws ⓘ
enforcing fair scheduling laws in New York City ⓘ
enforcing paid safe and sick leave laws in New York City ⓘ
enforcing price display and refund policy rules ⓘ
enforcing rules on deceptive or unfair trade practices ⓘ
enforcing truth‑in‑advertising rules for businesses it licenses ⓘ
enforcing workplace standards ⓘ
investigating consumer complaints ⓘ
investigating worker complaints ⓘ
issuing violations and penalties to non‑compliant businesses ⓘ
licensing certain businesses in New York City ⓘ
maintaining a complaint hotline and online complaint system ⓘ
maintaining a public database of licensed businesses ⓘ
mediating disputes between consumers and businesses ⓘ
mediating disputes between workers and employers ⓘ
protecting consumer rights ⓘ
protecting worker rights ⓘ
providing educational materials on consumer rights ⓘ
providing educational materials on worker rights ⓘ
providing financial counseling services to New Yorkers ⓘ
regulating certain industries and businesses ⓘ
sector public sector ⓘ

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