Attorney General Platkin and Division on Civil Rights Issue Guidance on Protections for Remote Workers

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced today that DCR has issued guidance explaining protections afforded by the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) to individuals who work remotely for New Jersey-based employers.

New Jersey Bureau of Securities Announces Annual Examination of Investment Advisers is Underway

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Bureau of Securities (“Bureau”) within the Division of Consumer Affairs today announced that the Bureau’s annual investment adviser examination is underway.

Attorney General Platkin, Division of Consumer Affairs Announce Nationwide $10 Million Settlement with Major Wireless Carriers

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs, together with 50 other attorneys general, announced a $10.25 million agreement with the nation’s largest cell phone companies to resolve an investigation into their allegedly misleading and confusing advertising and sales tactics.

Attorney General Platkin, Public Defender Sellitti, and New Jersey State Police Announce Interim Consent Order to Further Streamline Expungement Process

The New Jersey Office of the Attorney General (OAG), the New Jersey Office of the Public Defender (NJOPD), and the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) today announced that as part of ongoing litigation, an Interim Consent Order has been entered in State Superior Court aimed at creating a more efficient solution to how the NJSP processes outstanding judicial expungement orders.

Former Law Firm Chief Financial Officer Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Firm of More Than $1.5M and Tax Evasion

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) today announced that a former Chief Financial Officer of a national law firm based in New Jersey, pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $1.5 million from the firm and evading payment of income tax owed to the State of New Jersey.

AG Platkin Announces New Public Education Resources as Part of Home Appraisal Discrimination Initiative

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) and Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA) have launched several new public education resources as part of Attorney General Platkin’s Home Appraisal Discrimination Initiative.

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