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Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General

AG Platkin, Division of Consumer Affairs Announce Proposed Rules Requiring Healthcare Professionals to Undergo Bias Training to Improve Quality of Maternal Care in New Jersey

Jul 15, 2024 | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey Consumers

New Rules Aimed at Reducing Racial Disparities in Maternal and Infant Mortality Rates in NJ For Immediate Release: July 15, 2024 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision of Consumer Affairs- Cari Fais, Acting Director For Further...

Governor Murphy, Attorney General Platkin Announce Grant Recipients for Community Crisis Response Teams

Jul 12, 2024 | Advancing Innovative Policing Policies | Behavioral Health | Mental Health | Office of Alternative Community Responses | Press Release | Strengthening Police-Community Relations

Governor Phil Murphy and Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that organizations in Camden City, Newark, Paterson, and Trenton have been selected to receive grant funds to support the creation of local Community Crisis Response Team (CCRT) Pilot Programs.

Attorney General Platkin, Labor Commissioner Asaro-Angelo Resolve Worker Misclassification Investigation

Jul 11, 2024 | Defending our Workforce | Department of Labor | Press Release

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo today jointly announced an agreement with Horseless Carriage Carrier, Inc., a Paterson-based transporter of luxury cars, concerning violations of New Jersey labor laws resulting from the company misclassifying its employee drivers as independent contractors, taking unlawful deductions from their pay, and recordkeeping violations.

AG Platkin: NJ Consumers Who May Have Been Affected by Change Healthcare Data Breach Should Act Now to Protect Their Information

Jul 10, 2024 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Consumer Protection | Press Release

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today is sharing consumer protection reminders and raising awareness about the availability of free credit monitoring and identity theft protection services following Change Healthcare’s unprecedented February data breach.

Owner of Passaic County Spa Agrees to Pay $10,000, Accept 10-Year Ban on Doing Business in NJ to Resolve Allegations of Practicing Medicine Without a License

Jul 10, 2024 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey Consumers

Continuing their efforts to halt the unlicensed practice of medicine in spa-like settings, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs (“Division”)  announced today that the owner of a Passaic County skin-care spa has agreed to pay a $10,000 civil penalty and accept a 10-year ban on operating a skin care specialty spa in New Jersey in order to resolve allegations of unlawfully providing invasive aesthetic treatments only licensed medical professionals are authorized to perform in New Jersey.

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