NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP)

About NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP)

The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) is a New York City government agency, formerly called the Department of Consumer Affairs. It traces its origins to the city's Consumer Protection Law of 1969 and now covers consumers, businesses and workers. The agency licenses more than 45,000 businesses in over 45 industries and investigates consumer complaints about predatory, deceptive or unfair practices. It also runs financial empowerment services, including free one-on-one financial counseling at NYC Financial Empowerment Centers.

On the worker side, DCWP enforces laws such as paid safe and sick leave, the Fair Workweek Law for covered retail and fast-food employers, and minimum pay rules for app-based delivery workers. Its listed divisions include Consumer Services, Enforcement, Licensing, a General Counsel's Office and the Office of Labor Policy & Standards. The agency gives 42 Broadway, New York, NY 10004 as its public address, where its Licensing Center is located. The sources reviewed did not mention any other office locations in New York State.

Practice areas

Areas of work that NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) describes on its own website. They describe the organization as a whole, not the practice of any individual attorney listed below.

Organization profile based on its official website and public sources (reviewed October 29, 2026). Attorney list from the New York State Unified Court System registration data. Not affiliated with NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP).

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