DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS HITS THE STREETS TO REMIND EMPLOYERS OF MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE
On Thursday, December 15, 2016, at 10:30 a.m., Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Lorelei Salas, representatives from the Commission Human Rights Commission (CCHR) and Small Business Services (SBS), and elected officials will conduct a Business Education Day in all five boroughs to remind local businesses that the New York State minimum wage goes up for all workers regardless of status on December 31, 2016. Teams will also educate local businesses about other workplace, consumer protection, and licensing laws that apply to them—without issuing violations.
WHO:
Lorelei Salas, DCA Commissioner
Representatives from SBS
WHAT:
DCA goes door-to-door in all five boroughs to educate businesses about the increase in the New York State minimum wage and how to comply with key consumer protection, licensing, and other workplace laws.
WHEN:
Thursday, December 15, 2016
Starting at 10:30 a.m.
WHERE:
Press Site:
Starting at Greenpoint Avenue and 39th Street
(the team will meet at the B24 bus shelter at the corner of 39th Street and Greenpoint Avenue and walk northeast toward Queens Boulevard)
Sunnyside, Queens
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