Tri-State Workplace Safety &
Rights Contact List
(NY • NJ • CT)
Below is a tri-state resource list (New York, New Jersey, Connecticut) with phone numbers and what each agency is generally used for when someone feels their work environment is unsafe, discriminatory, or they’ve experienced retaliation. This is tailored to be clear, practical, and shareable.
How to Decide Where to Report
New York State
Why People Leave Jobs
Without... Another One Lined Up
If You Work in NYS, Here’s Who Helps
Below is a clean breakdown for New York State, split into:
🔹 For-Profit Employees
🔹 Nonprofit Employees
🔹 Public / Government Employees
🔹 Applies to ALL Employees (regardless of employer type)
Because in NYS, many protections overlap — but some agencies apply differently depending on employer structure.
FOR-PROFIT EMPLOYEES (Private Companies)
NYS NONPROFIT EMPLOYEES
(Nonprofits = treated like private employers for labor law)
Important: Most nonprofits are treated like private employers under NY labor law.
That means
Wage issues → NYSDOL
Discrimination/harassment → NYSDHR
*** However, nonprofits receiving state funding may also face oversight beyond labor law. ***
PUBLIC / GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
(STATE OR MUNICIPAL)
Public employees often fall under different reporting structures.
APPLIES TO ALL EMPLOYEES
(FOR-PROFIT, NONPROFIT, PUBLIC)
QUICK GUIDE
“IF THIS → CALL THIS”
Quick Comparison
Employer Type
Wage Issues
Discrimination
Fraud/Governance
For-Profit
NYSDOL
NYSDHR / EEOC
—
Nonprofit
NYSDOL
NYSDHR / EEOC
NYS Attorney General
Public
Agency HR + unions
NYSDHR / EEOC
Inspector General
Ethics/Abuse
—
Safety
OSHA
—
OSHA
Ethics Commission
OSHA (limited scope)
TRI-STATE COMPARISON
(NY / NJ / CT)
If you’re in the job market because your workplace feels:
• Unsafe
• Hostile
• Retaliatory
• Or quietly harmful
You’re not dramatic.
You’re responding to a real issue.