Resources

Worker Protections: Annual Highlights

Each year, DCWP’s Office of Labor Policy & Standards publishes information about its worker protection activity, including restitution collected for workers. Learn more about Worker Protections: Annual Highlights.

Free City Resources

There are over 30 programs you or your family may be eligible for regardless of immigration status. Find help in NYC with food, money, housing, work, and more on ACCESS NYC.

Low-Cost Health Insurance

The NYC Human Resources Administration can help you find health insurance and care that meets your needs and budget. Call 311, text CoveredNYC (or SeguroNYC) to 877877, visit nyc.gov/health to find a Health Department Certified Application Counselor for free in-person help.

MOIA Immigration Legal Support Centers

The Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) has multiple Legal Support Centers across the City that offers New Yorkers free, safe immigration legal help. Your immigration status does not matter. Visit the MOIA's Legal Support Centers webpage or call the MOIA Immigration Legal Support Hotline at 800-354-0365.

NYC Financial Empowerment Centers

NYC Financial Empowerment Centers offer free one-on-one professional financial counseling. The service is confidential, and our professional counselors speak multiple languages. Learn more about NYC Financial Empowerment Centers.

NYC Free Tax Prep

If you earned $93,000 or less in 2024, use NYC Free Tax Prep to file for free and keep your whole refund. Learn more about NYC Free Tax Prep.

NYS Department of Labor

The NYS Department of Labor enforces the State Labor Law for minimum wage, hours of work, child labor, payment of wages and wage supplements, migrant farm labor, and conditions in the garment industry. The agency protect workers, assist the unemployed and connect job seekers to jobs. Learn more about the NYS Department of Labor.

NYS Workers' Compensation Board

Workers' compensation is insurance that provides cash benefits and/or medical care for workers who are injured or become ill as a direct result of their job. Disability benefits are temporary cash benefits paid to eligible wage earners, when workers are disabled by an off the job injury or illness. Learn more about the NYS Workers' Compensation Board.

U-Visas for Immigrants

If you are an immigrant and a victim of a serious crime, you may be eligible for a U-Visa. This visa protects victims of criminal activity connected to a violation of rules or laws enforced by DCWP.