DiNapoli: Audit Recommends Better Protections for Child Performers
The state Department of Labor is falling short in enforcing New York’s laws to protect child performers, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. State auditors found shortfalls with how work permits were given to children and employers, inadequate monitoring of work conditions, and insufficient enforcement of requirements to set aside some of the children’s earnings in a trust.