"Levine worked under former FTC chair Lina Khan, who now co-chairs Mamdani's 400-person transition team, serving in the federal consumer protection office from 2021 until 2025. The Harvard Law School graduate will be tasked with fighting wage theft, employee misclassification, labor abuse and deceptive or predatory corporate practices, the mayor's office said, including taking up efforts to protect the 80,000 deliveristas working across the city."
"He brings experience cracking down on big tech, including GrubHub's exploitation of delivery workers and restaurants; Amazon's paid subscription traps; and Meta's and TikTok's data-stealing practices. I believe that the law is a tool for justice. It's not a static text, but a living and breathing instrument that has the power to transform the lives of working people, Levine said at a Monday press conference."
Sam Levine will lead the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection. Levine served as director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection from 2021 to 2025 under Lina Khan. The role includes combating wage theft, employee misclassification, labor abuse, and deceptive or predatory corporate practices, and protecting about 80,000 deliveristas. Levine previously worked as attorney adviser to FTC Commissioner Rohit Chopra and for the Illinois attorney general. Levine is a Harvard Law School graduate and brings experience targeting big tech, including actions involving GrubHub, Amazon, Meta, and TikTok. Levine's family has roots on the Lower East Side.
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