Apr 17, 2024 | Addressing Hate, Bias & Discrimination | Bias and Discrimination | Civil Rights | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced today that DCR has issued Findings of Probable Cause in 10 cases alleging that landlords and real estate agents violated the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) by denying housing to individuals who stated that they wished to pay their rent using Section 8 vouchers, a form of government rental assistance.
Apr 3, 2024 | Alleged Disability Discrimination | Crowne Plaza Edison Hotel | disabilities | Division on Civil Rights | employers | Enforcement Actions | equal access | Findings of Probable Cause | housing providers | Law Against Discrimination | NJLAD | places of public accommodation | reasonable accommodations | wheelchair-accessible restroom | wheelchairs | Addressing Hate, Bias & Discrimination | Bias and Discrimination | Civil Rights | Diversity & Inclusion | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release
Hotel Allegedly Failed to Provide Accessible Restrooms for Spina Bifida Conference Attendees For Immediate Release: April 3, 2024 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision on Civil Rights- Sundeep Iyer, Director For Further...
Mar 7, 2024 | 2021 | 2022 | anti-Arab | anti-Black | anti-Jewish | anti-Muslim | Antisemitism | Bias Crimes Public Awareness Campaign | Bias Incident Dashboard | Bias Incident Report | bias intimidation | Black | hate | Hispanic | Islamophobia | Jewish | Latinx/e | No Hate in the Garden State | Office of Justice Data | Preliminary Data | statistics | The Department of Law and Public Safety (LPS) | Addressing Hate, Bias & Discrimination | Bias and Discrimination | Civil Rights | Division of Criminal Justice | Division on Civil Rights | Office of Justice Data | Press Release | Racial Justice
Public Awareness Bias Campaign and Interactive Public Bias Data Dashboard Launched to Help Combat Rising Number of Bias Incidents For Immediate Release: March 7, 2024 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General For Further Information: Media...
Feb 12, 2024 | DCR | Discrimination | Enforcement Actions | Fair Chance in Housing Act | notices of violation | Addressing Hate, Bias & Discrimination | Bias and Discrimination | Civil Rights | DCR FCHA | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release
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).
Jan 16, 2024 | Addressing Hate, Bias & Discrimination | Bias and Discrimination | Civil Rights | Diversity & Inclusion | Division on Civil Rights | Equity & Inclusion | Press Release
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.
Dec 20, 2023 | Age Discrimination | Camden City School District | Consent Decree | LAD | Law Against Discrimination | Pension Credit | Settlement | Addressing Hate, Bias & Discrimination | Bias and Discrimination | Defending our Workforce | Diversity & Inclusion | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release
Terminated Employee to Receive $175,000 in Back Pay and At Least Three Years of Pension Credit.
