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Bess Myerson was appointed by Mayor John Lindsay as the first commissioner of the Department for Consumer Affairs in 1969. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In 2019, the agency changed its name to the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, expanding its role to protect workplace safety, paid sick leave laws, and freelancer protection.
The California Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) is a department within the California Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency.DCA's stated mission is to serve the interests of California's consumers by ensuring a standard of professionalism in key industries and promoting informed consumer practices.
In recent news coming from the United States, New York state made into law the first prohibition on the pink tax, which went into effect in September 2020. Followed by California which has also introduced similar legislation. [86] Opposition to the Pink Tax Repeal Act came from retailers and manufacturers of women's products and clothing. [51]
The California Contractors State License Board ( CSLB) was established in 1929 as the Contractors License Bureau under the Department of Professional and Vocational Standards. Today it is part of the California Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA). The CSLB licenses and regulates contractors in 44 classifications that constitute the ...
The DFPI protects California consumers and oversees the operations of state-licensed financial institutions, including banks, credit unions, debt collectors, nonbank mortgage lenders, student loan servicers, money transmitters, and others. Additionally, the department licenses and regulates a variety of financial businesses, including ...
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 Department of Finance (DOF) is the revenue service, taxation agency and recorder of deeds . 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 ...
The California State and Consumer Services Agency ( SCSA) was a state cabinet -level agency of the executive branch of California. It was replaced by the California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency (BCSH) effective July 1, 2013. A significant number of the departments were transferred to the California Government Operations Agency ...