Max Siegelbaum at Documented reports that every year, thousands of New Yorkers fall victim to wage theft and other workplace violations, with child labor - in particular, on the rise.  Despite how widespread those problems are, the New York State Department of Labor is leaving labor violation cases to languish, in some cases for up to a year, according to an audit released by State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.  Of the wage-related cases reviewed in the audit, 80% remained open after one year.  Of the 225 cases that they managed to resolve between 2019 and 2021, the DOL investigations took 12 to 40 months to complete.  Industries with the most wage-related claims were restaurants and construction, the audit revealed.

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