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Attorney General Platkin and Division on Civil Rights Announce Enforcement Actions Against Cinnaminson Township Board of Education
Division Announces Findings of Probable Cause in Three Cases Involving Alleged Gender and Pregnancy DiscriminationFor Immediate Release: March 27, 2024 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J....
Attorney General Platkin and Division on Civil Rights Announce New Initiative to Combat Bias and Hate in New Jersey
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced today that DCR has launched the Community Peacemaker Collaborative, a new initiative designed to respond to the rise in bias and hate in New Jersey, including the significant uptick in antisemitism and Islamophobia in recent months.
AG Platkin Issues Bias Incident Report for 2021 and 2022 and Releases 2023 Preliminary Bias Data
Public Awareness Bias Campaign and Interactive Public Bias Data Dashboard Launched to Help Combat Rising Number of Bias IncidentsFor Immediate Release: March 7, 2024 Office of the Attorney General-...
Division on Civil Rights Issues New Guidance to Clarify Job Protections Under State Family Leave Law
For Immediate Release: February 20, 2024 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision on Civil Rights- Sundeep Iyer, DirectorFor Further Information: Media...
Division on Civil Rights Takes Enforcement Action Against 35 Housing Providers for Failing to Comply with the Fair Chance in Housing Act
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced today that DCR has issued 35 Notices of Violation to housing providers across the State for allegedly violating New Jersey’s Fair Chance in Housing Act (FCHA).
AG Platkin, Division on Civil Rights Announce Enforcement Actions to Combat Housing Discrimination
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced today that DCR has issued Findings of Probable Cause in 14 cases alleging violations of the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination’s (LAD) prohibition against denying housing opportunity because of a lawful source of income such as government rental assistance.

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