Mr Weinstein was fired earlier this month by the company after allegations of sexual assault and harassment spanning decades were exposed by the New York Times and the New Yorker.
Amid a barrage of allegations of sexual assault and sexual harassment levelled at the movie mogul, the office of New York state’s most senior prosecutor said it had launched a civil rights investigation.
The federal government has launched a civil rights investigation into Harvey Weinstein’s movie production company following a series of sexual assault allegations.
The Associated Press said Mr Schneiderman said his office wanted to know if any New York employees of the film producer were subjected to harassment or assault while working for The Weinstein Company, which Mr Weinstein set up with his brother and is based in New York.