NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection

Conduct field enforcement and undercover inspections, participating in multi-agency actions. Enforce laws related to weights and measures via testing, sealing, condemning, or confiscating devices, including petroleum products. Inspect and investigate trade practices to detect consumer deception and oversee licensed trades and occupations. Responsibilities include lifting weights, using mass transit, and completing reports on complaints, violations, and special inspections using tablets or written documents.

This position serves as a Staff Counsel in the License Review Unit, primarily focusing on licensing issues, including investigation, enforcement, litigation, and counseling, surrounding the City’s tobacco laws and initiatives. This individual will work closely with the Agency’s Licensing and Enforcement divisions.

OLPS is seeking an Investigator to investigate potential violations of NYC worker protection laws. Key responsibilities include: Maintaining a strong understanding of the laws OLPS enforces; Interviewing workers, employers, and witnesses by telephone and in-person; Obtaining, documenting, and analyzing documentary evidence, including employer policies, payroll records, employee schedules, time records and other employment-related documents; Performing research using public sources, law enforcement databases, and other investigative tools; Applying the law to facts gathered during an investigation to identify appropriate charges; Writing investigation reports identifying violations uncovered during an investigation and containing recommendations for enforcement action; Calculating money owed to employees and civil penalties owed to the City; Engaging directly with businesses and attorneys to negotiate a resolution of the charges; Drafting document demands, findings letters, and settlement agreements; Testifying at the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings’ Trial Division about investigation findings; Independently investigating and managing a high volume of cases, using appropriate judgment to elevate complex issues with a Supervising Investigator; and Investigating cases that are complex and/or broad in scope, in collaboration with investigation teams of data scientists and attorneys.