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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Introduction and overview of the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection
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Commissioner Vilda Vera Mayuga introduces herself and her colleagues from the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP). She provides a brief overview of DCWP's role in enforcing protections and offering financial empowerment resources to improve New Yorkers' economic lives.
- DCWP ensures consumers have recourse against deception and exploitation
- The department acts as a defender of workers' rights
- DCWP has helped put over $1 billion into New Yorkers' pockets through various means
Vilda Vera Mayuga
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Good morning, chairmenning and members of the committee.
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I am Vilda Veramayuga, commissioner of the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, DCWP.
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I am joined today by my deputy commissioner of our Office of Labor Policy and Standards, Elizabeth Waggoner, and my assistant commissioner of external affairs, Carlos Ortiz.
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Thank you for the opportunity to testify on introduction 7801081 and to highlight our comprehensive worker protection efforts across the city.
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DCWP enforces key protections and offers financial empowerment resources that improve critical aspects of New Yorkers' daily economic lives.
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We ensure that consumers who have been deceived or exploited have recourse, that workers have a passionate defender of their rights, and that all New Yorkers have the support they need to improve $1,000,000,000 into the pockets of New Yorkers through debt relief, restitution, minimum pay standards, and financial empowerment programming.