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.