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.
Oct 18, 2023 | "Income Share Agreements" | Deceptive Business Practices | Federal Consumer Protection Laws | For-Profit School | Private Student Loans | Settlement | Student Debt | Unlawful Education Loans | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey Consumers | Protecting New Jersey in Court
Settlement Includes $3.4M in Forgiveness of Student Debt Tied to “Income Share Agreements” that Violated Federal Consumer Protection Laws Governing Private Student Loans.
Oct 18, 2023 | Botox injections | Consumer Affairs | cosmetology license | Enforcement Actions | platelet rich plasma injection treatment | practice of medicine | Unlicensed Medical Procedures | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Licensing & Permits | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey Consumers | Protecting New Jersey in Court | Statutes, Regulations & Rules
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs today announced that a licensed cosmetologist and skincare specialist in Union County must pay $22,500 in civil penalties for allegedly performing invasive aesthetic treatments that only licensed medical professionals are authorized to perform in New Jersey.
Oct 16, 2023 | CROWN Act | Division on Civil Rights | Gloucester County Institute of Technology | Hair Styling Education | Civil Rights | Division of Law | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) today announced an agreement with the Gloucester County Vocational-Technical School District that ensures the cosmetology program at the Gloucester County Institute of Technology (GCIT) will instruct all of its students in the theory and practice of styling Black and other textured hair.
Oct 12, 2023 | 911 Call | Bridgeton Station | Death in Custody | Investigation | medical episode | NJSP | OPIA | Radio Communications | Video Footage | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity
For Immediate Release: October 12, 2023 Office of the Attorney General – Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General Office of Public Integrity and Accountability – Thomas J. Eicher, Executive Director For Further Information: Media Inquiries- Dan Prochilo...
Oct 12, 2023 | Addressing Hate, Bias & Discrimination | Attorney General Statement | Bias and Discrimination | Press Release
For Immediate Release: October 12, 2023 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General For Further Information: Media Inquiries-OAGpress@njoag.gov Since the terrorist attacks in Israel on Saturday, my office has been in regular communication with...
