U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division Opens Office in Queens

NEW YORK, NY – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has opened an area office in Queens to connect employers, community and trade organizations, employees, and other stakeholders with resources and assistance to ensure compliance with federal labor laws. The new office is located at 68-60 Austin St., Room 601, Forest Hills, New York, 11375.

“This office will serve as a one-stop resource for compliance assistance and information,” said Wage and Hour Division District Director David An, in New York City. “The Queens area office will benefit all the members of the labor and business communities of the second most populous county in New York State and one of the world’s most ethnically diverse urban areas by putting them much closer to available resources.”

Members of the Queens’ office staff are fluent in Spanish and Chinese, and have access to a translation service for other languages. In addition, the Division provides information and publications in numerous languages, including Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean, Chinese, Thai, Haitian Creole, Russian, Hmong, Tagalog, Polish, Portuguese, Nepali, Urdu, Hindi, Samoan, Nepali, Arabic, and Punjabi.

To receive wage and hour-related information, file a complaint, or ask questions about federal wage laws, individuals and businesses should contact the Wage and Hour Division. Services are confidential and are provided at no charge. The Division administers a number of federal labor laws, including the Fair Labor Standards Act, which contains minimum wage, overtime, recordkeeping, child labor, and anti-retaliation provisions; the Family and Medical Leave Act; the Davis-Bacon Act; the Service Contract Act; the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act; and various provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act that extend protections to different types of nonimmigrant workers.

For more information, call the Wage and Hour Division’s toll-free helpline at 866-4US-WAGE (1-866-487-9243) or its New York City District Office at, (212) 264-8185, Brooklyn Area Office at (718) 254-9410, or Queens Area Office at (718) 834-2090, depending on location of employment. Information also is available at: http://www.dol.gov/whd/.