Mar 11, 2025 | Advance Funding Partners/Same Day Funding | African | Chinese | DCR | denying services | Discrimination | Division on Civil Rights | employment discrimination | Finding of Probable Cause | Hostile Work Environment | lending discrimination | loan applicants | national origin | nationality | New Jersey Law Against Discrimination. | NJ LAD | Ocean | offensive memes | race | racist | Spanish | subpeona | verified complaint | 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 a Finding of Probable Cause alleging that Advance Funding Partners/Same Day Funding (Advance Funding), a New Jersey business that provides cash advances and loans to borrowers, violated the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) by engaging in unlawful lending discrimination and employment discrimination.
Feb 21, 2025 | assist law enforcement | autism and communications disorders | divers' license designation | law enforcement and residents | law enforcement interacting with residents | license with disability status | Motor Vehicle Commission | police interaction | the Department of Health and Human Services | Arrive Together | Behavioral Health | Civil Rights | Division on Civil Rights | Mental Health | New Jersey State Police | Office of Alternative Community Responses | Office of Law Enforcement Professional Standards | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Police Training Commission | Policing Policy | Policing Policy | Press Release | Strengthening Police-Community Relations
Human Services Commissioner Sarah Adelman, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, and Acting Motor Vehicle Commission Chief Administrator Latrecia Littles-Floyd today announced new efforts underway to assist law enforcement officers to communicate effectively and avoid misunderstandings during encounters with individuals who have autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or a communication disorder.
Feb 10, 2025 | Bergen County | Consent Decree | denying housing opportunities | Division on Civil Rights (DCR) | Enforcement Actions | Essex County | Findings of Probable Cause | government rental assistance | Housing Rights Initiative (HRI) | Howard Hanna Rand Realty | Hudson County | KP Edgestone Realty LLC | Monmouth County | New and Modern Group LLC | New Jersey Law Against Discrimination. | Opirhory Realtors | Passaic County | Property Advisers LLC d/b/a/ Better Home Realty | Property Owners | real estate brokerages | real estate brokers | Settlements | source of lawful income | United Real Estate | violations | Addressing Hate, Bias & Discrimination | Civil Rights | DCR Investigations and Enforcement | DD-CivilRights | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) today announced that DCR has taken enforcement action in 20 cases alleging violations of the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination’s (LAD)
Jan 15, 2025 | Affordable Care Act (ACA) | Arizona | basic health care services | California | Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) | coalition of States | Colorado | DACA | Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals | Delaware | Department of Health | Department of Human Services | Department of Justice | deportation | Dreamers | Final Rule | Get Covered New Jersey | Hawaii | Health Insurance | Illinois | Immigration | Kansas | lawfully present | Maryland | Michigan | Minnesota | Nevada | New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance | New Mexico | Official Health Insurance Marketplace | Oregon | President-elect Trump | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) | U.S. Department of Homeland Security | University Hospital | Vermont | Addressing Hate, Bias & Discrimination | Bias and Discrimination | Child Protection | Civil Rights | DCR Public Places | DD-CivilRights | Diversity & Inclusion | Division on Civil Rights | Equity & Inclusion | Immigrants' Rights | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced he is leading an effort a group of 14 states in defending health insurance access for Dreamers from court challenges.
Jan 9, 2025 | AI | Artificial Intelligence Task Force | automated decision-making tools | bias | Civil Rights and Technology Initiative | Civil Rights Innovation Lab | Contracting | credit | DCR | diverse communities | Division on Civil Rights | Employment | Guidance on Algorithmic Discrimination | housing | innovation | New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) | places of public accommodation | technological innovations | Addressing Hate, Bias & Discrimination | Bias and Discrimination | Civil Rights | DCR Technology | DD-CivilRights | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced that DCR has launched a new Civil Rights and Technology Initiative
Nov 18, 2024 | art exhibition | art work | civil rights laws | combating youth bias | cultural heritage celebration | DCJ | Division of Criminal Justice | Division on Civil Rights | educational workshops | effectively prevention of bias incidents | high school students | midle school students | No Hate in the Garden State Youth Competition | open mic night | podcast | social media awareness campaign | Youth Competition to Combat Bias | Addressing Hate, Bias & Discrimination | Bias and Discrimination | Civil Rights | DCR | DD-CivilRights | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release | Public Integrity
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced the No Hate in the Garden State Youth Competition as part of a statewide initiative to eliminate bias and discrimination in New Jersey.
