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New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection

New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection

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The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP), formerly the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA), is a department of the government of New York City.[2]

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History

The duties were performed by the Commissioner of Public Markets until 1968. Bess Myerson was appointed by Mayor John Lindsay as the first commissioner of the Department for Consumer Affairs in 1969.[3][4]

In 2019, the agency changed its name to the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, expanding its role to protect workplace safety, paid sick leave laws, and freelancer protection.[5]

Commissioners

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See also

References

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    "Fiscal Year 2020 New York City Government Workforce Profile Report". New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via shinyapp.io.
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    New York City Charter § 2201; "There shall be a department of consumer affairs, the head of which shall be the commissioner of consumer affairs."
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    McDonald, William (January 5, 2015). "Bess Myerson, New Yorker of Beauty, Wit, Service and Scandal, Dies at 90". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
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    Murphy, William (January 5, 2015). "Bess Myerson, first Jewish Miss America, television star and NYC's first consumer affairs commissioner, dies at 90". Newsday. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
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    Klein, Frankfurt Kurnit; Greenbaum, Selz PC-Jeff (April 4, 2019). "NYC Department of Consumer Affairs Changes Name and Expands Mission | Lexology". www.lexology.com.
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    Ranzal, Edward (October 7, 1976). "Police Challenged on Peddler's Law". The New York Times. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
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    "Center for NYC Neighborhoods". Retrieved October 12, 2015.
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    "Mayor de Blasio Appoints Julie Menin as Commissioner of Department of Consumer Affairs" (Press release). New York City Mayor's Office. April 24, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
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    "Mayor de Blasio Appoints Lorelei Salas as Commissioner of the Department of Consumer Affairs" (Press release). New York City Mayor's Office. May 20, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
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    "Mayor de Blasio Appoints Peter Hatch as Commissioner of the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection" (Press release). New York City Mayor's Office. September 8, 2021. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
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    "Mayor Adams Announces Additional Economic Development Appointments" (Press release). New York City Mayor's Office. February 7, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.


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