Nov 21, 2023 | Combat Disability Dicsriminiation | Division on Civil Rights | Employment | enforcement action | Fair Chance in Housing Act | Findings of Probable Cause | housing | New Jersey Family Leave Act | New Jersey Law Against Discrimination. | places of public accommodation | Bias and Discrimination | Civil Rights | Diversity & Inclusion | Division on Civil Rights | Equity & Inclusion | Press Release
Division Announces Findings of Probable Cause in 10 Cases Involving Allegations of Disability Discrimination.
Oct 31, 2023 | Atlantic County | Bergen County | Division on Civil Rights | Enforcement Actions | Essex County | Finding of Probable Cause | New Jersey Law Against Discrimination. | Ocean County | Passaic County | Source of Income Discrimination | Union County | Bias and Discrimination | Civil Rights | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release
New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination Bars Landlords from Discriminating Against Potential Tenants Based on Their Receipt of Government Rental Assistance.
Oct 30, 2023 | COVID-19 | Disability Discrimination | Division of Law | Division on Civil Rights | Mercer County Community College | Settlement | Bias and Discrimination | Civil Rights | Division of Law | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced today that DCR has entered into a Consent Order and Decree resolving a complaint alleging that Mercer County Community College discriminated against an employee who contracted COVID-19.
Oct 30, 2023 | 2023 General Election | Election Fraud | election officials | improper electioneering | Law Enforcement | Right to Vote | voter intimidation | voters | voting-related legal matters Attachments: none | Bias and Discrimination | Civil Rights | Diversity & Inclusion | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release
Key measures continue the Voter Protection Initiative announced in October 2022.
Oct 27, 2023 | Bias in K-12 Schools | Division on Civil Rights | Law Against Discrimination | Law Against Discrimination (LAD) | Addressing Hate, Bias & Discrimination | Attorney General Statement | Bias and Discrimination | Child Protection | Civil Rights | Diversity & Inclusion | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Sundeep Iyer, Director of the Division on Civil Rights, have issued a statement in response to the recent rise in antisemitism and Islamophobia in K-12 schools and on college and university campuses.
Oct 19, 2023 | Assurances of Voluntary Compliance (AVC) | Discrimination | Exclusionary Marriage License Applications | LAD | Law Against Discrimination | LGBTQIA+ | Marriage Equality Enforcement Initiative | Marriage Licenses | Municipalities | notices of violation | Resolutions | Addressing Hate, Bias & Discrimination | Bias and Discrimination | Civil Rights | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release
Five Municipalities Received Notices of Violation for Posting LGBTQIA+ Exclusionary Marriage License Applications or Marriage License Information on their Websites.