New York State Department of Labor

Department of Labor
Department overview
Formed1901 (1901)
JurisdictionNew York
HeadquartersBuilding 12,
W.A. Harriman Campus,
Albany, NY 12240
Department executive
  • Roberta Reardon, Commissioner of Labor
Key document
Websitedol.ny.gov Edit this at Wikidata

The New York State Department of Labor (DOL or NYSDOL) is the department of the New York state government that enforces labor law and administers unemployment benefits.[1][2]

The mission of the New York State Department of Labor is to protect workers, assist the unemployed and connect job seekers to jobs, according to its website.[1] It works to ensure a fair wage for all workers, protect the safety and health of workers and the public, help the unemployed via temporary payments (unemployment insurance), link job seekers with employers, and guide workers to training.[1] Its regulations are compiled in title 12 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations.

The NYS Department of Labor of today came as a direct result of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, which took place on March 25, 1911.[3]

  1. ^ a b c "About Us". New York State Department of Labor. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  2. ^ Labor Law § 10; "There shall continue to be in the state government a department of labor. The head of the department shall be the commissioner of labor. [...]"
  3. ^ "Our History". New York State Department of Labor.