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Office of Labor Policy & Standards

Workers' Bill of Rights

Paid Safe and Sick Leave

Fast Food Workers

Retail Workers

Freelance Workers

Delivery Workers

Paid Care Workers

Additional Worker Rights

File Complaint


File Workplace Complaint

Workers can report business violations of workplace laws to DCWP using online services, by email, or by mail. DCWP will treat all information received as confidential and will not disclose it without your permission or unless required by law.

File Complaint Online

You can use DCWP Online Services to file a complaint about:

Paid Safe and Sick Leave Law

Fair Workweek Law for Fast Food Workers

Wrongful Discharge for Fast Food Workers

Fair Workweek Law for Retail Workers

Freelance Isn't Free Act

App-based Restaurant Delivery Worker Protections

Fair Workweek Law for Utility Safety Workers

Commuter Benefits Law

Living Wage Law

Grocery Worker Retention Act

Temporary Schedule Change Law

If you have a general question or other worker protection complaint, please Ask a Question.

Already filed a worker complaint? Use your Intake Number to Check Worker Complaint Status.

File Complaint by Email or Mail

You can file a complaint by email or mail, except complaints about Freelance Isn't Free Act must be filed online. Please do NOT email or mail a complaint form if you have already submitted it online.

Download and complete the Workplace Inquiry and Complaint Form in: English | Español (Spanish) | العربية (Arabic) | | বাংলা (Bengali) | 中文 - 简化字 (Chinese - Simplified) | 中文 - 繁體字 (Chinese - Traditional) | Français (French) | Kreyòl Ayisyen (Haitian Creole) | 한국어 (Korean) | Język Polski (Polish) | Русский (Russian) | ردو (Urdu)

Minimum Wage and Overtime Complaints

The New York State Department of Labor enforces minimum wage, overtime, and other wage theft protections. To file a complaint, visit labor.ny.gov OR call 888-4-NYSDOL (888-469-7365)

Request for Assignment

If DCWP has obtained a final decision or order that authorizes restitution, awards money damages, or provides equitable relief for you, you may request “assignment” of the part of the decision or order that applies to you so you can take steps to enforce it.

Download Request for Assignment form

Court Case or Arbitration Notification Form

To notify DCWP when you file a case in court or a private arbitration for violations of the Paid Safe and Sick Leave Law (Earned Safe and Sick Time Act), Fair Workweek Law, Temporary Schedule Change Law, Delivery Worker Laws, Freelance Isn't Free Act, or another law that DCWP enforces, complete our Court Case or Arbitration Notification Form.

Call or Email Us

For more information or questions about DCWP's Office of Labor Policy & Standards (OLPS), call 311 (212-NEW-YORK outside NYC) or email OLPS@dcwp.nyc.gov.