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New York City: Headquarters: 42 Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S. Motto: To protect and enhance the daily economic lives of New Yorkers to create thriving communities. Employees: 457 (FY 2024) Annual budget: $67.7 million (FY 2024) Department executive
The New York State Consumer Protection Board (CPB) is a former government agency of the State of New York that was responsible for protecting, educating and representing consumers. On March 31, 2011, Part A of Chapter 62 of the Laws of 2011 merged the CPB into the New York State Department of State (NYSDOS) creating a new Division of Consumer ...
The Sheriff's Office (Sheriff) is the primary civil law enforcement agency of New York City and the enforcement division of the New York City Department of Finance. The Fire Department (FDNY) provides fire protection, technical rescue, primary response to biological, chemical and radioactive hazards, and emergency medical services.
Deborah VanAmerongen joined Nixon Peabody as a strategic policy adviser in February 2010. She works closely with attorneys in the firm's Affordable Housing practice to provide advice to developers, owners, and managers of affordable housing, as well as their financing partners, in the preservation and production of affordable housing nationwide.
The builder's remedy is a legal mechanism in the United States that can be used in certain states to expedite the construction of low or middle income housing when a municipality fails to comply with laws related to housing development. Typically, where a municipality fails to comply with state laws regarding the development of new housing, the ...
Also in 1937, New York passed a minimum wage law protecting women and minors. The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 set a national minimum wage standard and a forty hour work week, and in this same year, an amendment to the New York State Constitution established a "Bill of Rights" for working people. The Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board ...
To promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections, and for other purposes. Enacted by: the 115th United States Congress: Effective: May 24, 2018: Citations; Public law: Pub. L. 115–174 (text) Codification; Acts amended: Commodity Exchange Act Consumer Credit Protection Act Federal Deposit ...
About a third of the more than 140,000 NAHB members are home builders or remodelers. [2] The rest of the membership works in closely related specialties such as sales and marketing, housing finance, and building materials manufacturing and supply. Each year, NAHB members build approximately 80% of new homes constructed in the United States.