New York Consolidated Laws, Labor Law - LAB § 861-f. Retaliation

(a) making, or threatening to make, a complaint to an employer, co-worker or to a public body that rights guaranteed under this article have been violated;

(b) causing to be instituted any proceeding under or related to this article; or

(c) providing information to, or testifying before, any public body conducting an investigation, hearing or inquiry into any such violation of a law, rule or regulation by such employer. Nothing in this section shall limit the commissioner's authority under section two hundred fifteen of the labor law, or any other statute.