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NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY

2026 World Cup WORKER RESOURCES

WORKER RESOURCES:

Wage and hour violations / misclassification

  • Prevailing Wages – Contractors must meet higher minimum pay and benefits requirements for workers under certain public work contracts and certain private projects receiving public funding or tax benefits. Visit the NY DOL to file a complaint. (website)

  • Paid Family Leave – Your employer must provide up to 12 weeks of job-protected paid time off.

    • New York State Paid Family Leave (website)

  • Call 844-337-6303

  • File a complaint

  • Workers Compensation and Disability Benefits

    • Visit the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board (website) or call 877-632-4996

  • NYC Comptroller

    • Prevailing wages 

  • Visit the NYC Comptroller website (search “prevailing wage”) or call 212-669-3916

  • You can file a complaint with the New York City Comptroller’s Office by filling out an online complaint form.

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Discrimination and/or harassment

  • Reasonable accommodations

    • Employers in NYC must provide reasonable accommodations, which can include a change to a work schedule, disability, pregnancy, religious observance, and status as a victim of domestic violence. To report a reasonable accommodation complaint:

    • NYC Commission on Human Rights (website)

      • Call 311 (say “discrimination”) or 212-416-0197

    • New York State Division of Human Rights (website)

      • Call 800-392-3644

    • U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (website)

      • Call 800-669-4000

  • Equal Pay

    • You have a right to equal pay for equal work and to discuss pay with your coworkers. 

    • To file a complaint, contact the New York State Attorney General (website) at 800-771-7755, 212-416-8700 or email TaskForceforWorkersEquality@ag.ny.go

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Health and safety

  • Both New Jersey and New York have a state level OSHA plan that covers only public sector workers. Private sector workers are covered by Federal OSHA

  • Heat Protection

    • New Jersey has no state-mandated occupational heat protection.

    • New York has no state-mandated occupational heat protection.

    • See information under “Know Your Workplace Rights” for resources on health and safety and heat protection.

  • Health Insurance

    • If your employer offers health insurance, you may have the right to continue health benefits when you lose coverage or change jobs.

    • U.S. Department of Labor

      • How to file a claim for your health benefits (website)

      • How to file a claim for your disability benefits (website)

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Worker organizing

  • New Jersey AFL-CIO (website)

  • New York 

    • New York City Central Labor Council (website). The New York City Central Labor Council (NYCCLC) is a non-profit labor membership organization devoted to supporting, advancing and advocating for the working people of New York City. As the nation's largest regional labor federation, the NYCCLC brings together 300 local unions from every trade, occupation, public and private sector of the New York economy. We represent more than 1 million workers, including teachers, truck drivers, operating engineers, nurses, construction workers, hospitality workers, electricians, firefighters, retail workers, janitors, train operators, bakers, and many more who are the backbone of today’s workforce.

    • New York State AFL-CIO (website). The New York State AFL-CIO is a federation of 3,000 affiliated public sector, private sector, and building trades unions throughout the state, representing 2.5 million members, retirees and their families. Working with our affiliates, area labor federations, central labor councils, and community allies, we fight to improve the lives and working conditions of all hard working New Yorkers.  Through grassroots advocacy, political and legislative action, policy analysis, and coordinated communications, the New York State AFL-CIO is a force for progressive change. The NY State AFL-CIO has offices in New York City and Albany.

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