More DAs, Labor Unions Support NY’s Pioneering LLC Transparency Act

Law enforcement support for the LLC Transparency Act continues to grow. Last week Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez and Bronx DA Darcel Clark joined a roster of prominent law enforcers that includes Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg and State Attorney General Tish James. 

Labor support for LLC transparency also continues to grow, as both 1199SEIU and the New York AFL-CIO announced their backing in Gothamist. Along with law enforcement and major labor unions, LLC Transparency is supported by dozens of state and national anti-corruption, transparency, tenants’ rights, and social welfare groups. 

The LLC Transparency Act (S995-B (Hoylman-Sigal) / A3484-A (Gallagher)) was passed this year by the state Legislature earlier this year and requires secretive Limited Liability Companies to reveal who their actual owners are. LLCs are a key legal tool used by money-launderers, narco-traffickers, and unethical employers and landlords to hide their identities. 

View the full list of supporters below:

Attorney General Tish James
Comptroller Tom DiNapoli
Office of the New York County District Attorney Alvin Bragg
Office of the Kings County District Attorney Eric Gonzalez
Office of the Bronx County District Attorney Darcel Clark

1199SEIU
AFL-CIO
American Economic Liberties Project
BetaNYC
Beyond Plastics
Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local No. 1
Churches United for Fair Housing
Common Cause NY
Community Service Society
Fight Corporate Monopolies
Fifth Avenue Committee and Neighbors Helping Neighbors
Financial Accountability and Corporate Transparency (FACT) Coalition
Good Jobs First
Hotel Trades Council
Housing Justice for All
Housing Rights Initiative
League of Women Voters of New York State
New York City and Vicinity District Council of Carpenters
New York Coalition for Open Government
New York State Land Title Association
New York State Regional Conference of the Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers
North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters
NYPIRG
OpenCorporates
OpenOwnership
Reinvent Albany
Stabilizing NYC Coalition
Strong Economy For All
Tenants PAC
Westchester for Change