The Bureau of Labor Law and Workers’ Rights oversees the enforcement of prevailing and living wage laws, works to expand workers’ rights through legislative, policy, procurement, and corporate shareholder engagement initiatives, and strengthens the office’s outreach strategies to educate New Yorkers on their labor rights.
The Office of the New York City Comptroller is mandated under State law to set and enforce prevailing wage and benefit rates for workers, laborers and mechanics employed on New York City public works projects as well as building service employees on City contracts and certain properties that receive tax exemptions.