Oct 17, 2024 | Addressing Hate, Bias & Discrimination | Bias and Discrimination | Civil Rights | DCR Housing | DCR Investigations and Enforcement | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release
New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination (LAD) Bars Housing Providers from Discriminating Against Potential Tenants Based on Their Receipt of Rental Assistance For Immediate Release: October 17, 2024 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney...
Sep 30, 2024 | bias | bias crimes | Bias Data Dashboard | Bias Incident Report | Bias Incidents | communities | Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) | Division on Civil Rights (DCR) | educators | Gender | hate | No Hate in the Garden State | parents | protected status | public awareness | race | religion | sex | sexual orientation | statewide campaign | Students | Addressing Hate, Bias & Discrimination | Bias and Discrimination | Civil Rights | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced the launch of No Hate in the Garden State, a statewide campaign to raise public awareness about bias incidents and bias crimes, which target a protected status of the victim such as race, sex, gender, sexual orientation, or religion.
Sep 12, 2024 | 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 | DCR Public Places | 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.
Jul 31, 2024 | Alleged Disability Discrimination | Bergen | Burlington | Camden | DCR | Division on Civil Rights | Enforcement Actions | Garfield Avenue | inoperable elevator | Jersey City | Law Against Discrimination | Let’s Celebrate Urban Renewal LLC | Management Companies | NJLAD | Notice of Violations | Ocean | perceived disability | Property Owners | residents protections | Union | Addressing Hate, Bias & Discrimination | Bias and Discrimination | Civil Rights | DCR Housing | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release
Apartment Building’s Sole Elevator Inoperable Since November 2023, Allegedly Denying Equal Access to Residents With Disabilities.
Jul 23, 2024 | "interactive process" | Alleged Disability Discrimination | Bergen | Burlington | Camden | DCR | Division on Civil Rights | Enforcement Actions | Findings of Probable Cause | Law Against Discrimination | Management Companies | Mill Run at Union | NJLAD | Ocean | Office of Administrative Law | Property Owners | severe or pervasive harassment of tenants | Superior Court | Union | 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) today announced that DCR has issued Findings of Probable Cause in eight additional cases alleging management companies and housing providers discriminated against tenants on the basis of disability in violation of the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD).
Jul 16, 2024 | "interactive process" | Alleged Disability Discrimination | Berlin | Claridge House | Collingswood | condominium complex | DCR | Disability Pride Month | Division on Civil Rights | East Orange | emotional support animals | Enforcement Actions | Findings of Probable Cause | Hamilton Gardens | Jersey City | Law Against Discrimination | Lonaconing Apartments | Management Companies | NJLAD | Office of Administrative Law | Parkview Towers | Parsippany | Property Owners | Rutgers Village Apartments | Superior Court | Verona | 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 six cases alleging discrimination on the basis of disability in violation of the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD).
