Dec 19, 2024 | 2017 judicial order | 2022 campaign | banned | conspiracy to commit official misconduct | contempt | former mayor | guilty | Jose “Joey” Torres | non-custodial probation | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) | Passaic County | Paterson | Paterson Department of Public Works | Public Office | Superior Court | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) announced that Jose “Joey” Torres, the former mayor of Paterson, New Jersey, pleaded guilty today in connection with his 2022 campaign to retake the mayor’s seat, which violated a 2017 judicial order banning him from running for or holding public office.
Dec 19, 2024 | Bergen County | DCA | Division of Consumer Affairs | Enforcement Bureau | exploitation of trust | healthcare practitioner | in appropriate remarks | Investigations | License Revoked | patient | Physical Therapist | rules of professional conduct | Sexual Relations | State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced that the State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners (“Board”) has revoked the license of a North Jersey physical therapist who admitted to engaging in sexual relations with one patient and allegedly made inappropriate remarks to another.
Dec 18, 2024 | brick-and-mortar casinos | DGE website | gambling problem | New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) | Online Casinos | portal | Responsible Gaming | self-exclusion portal | Division of Gaming Enforcement | Gaming Enforcement | Press Release | Sports Wagering
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) announced a significant enhancement to the State’s Responsible Gaming initiatives.
Dec 18, 2024 | Attorney General Statement | Excellence in Policing | Policing Policy | Press Release
For Immediate Release: December 18, 2024 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General For Further Information: Media Inquiries-OAGpress@njoag.gov We are deeply disappointed with today’s ruling — which comes nearly two years after the State took...
Dec 17, 2024 | Division of Law | employees | exploitation of workers | Failing to maintain and provide records | Failing to pay wages due to employees | Failing to provide employees earned sick leave | Hindering the NJDOL in its investigation | Illegally requesting job applicants’ criminal history | Independent Contractors | Misclassification of workers | New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) | newspaper delivery firm | NJ Labor Law | NJ Penn | Settlement | Withholding or diverting employee wages | workers' rights and benefits | Defending our Workforce | Department of Labor | Division of Law | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
NJ Penn Employees Illegally Classified as Independent Contractors For Immediate Release: December 17, 2024 Office of the Attorney General– Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision of Law– Michael C. Walters, Acting DirectorNew Jersey Department of Labor &...
Dec 17, 2024 | accomodations | adjustments to quotas | assistance with manual labor | bathroom breaks | breastfeeding | DCR | Division on Civil Rights | employees | employers | Guidance | health care appointments | hydration breaks | job restructuring | lactating | LAD | milk expression breaks | minimum reasonable accomodations | modifications to eating and drinking policies | modifications to uniforms or dress codes | modified work schedules | New Jersey Law Against Discrimination. | New Jersey Pregnanat Workers Fairness Act | pain and discomfort | periodic rest | postpartum | pregnant | production standards | protections against discrimination | remote work | workstation modifications | Addressing Hate, Bias & Discrimination | Bias and Discrimination | Child Protection | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court | Standing Up for Reproductive Rights
Guidance document clarifies workplace protections for pregnant, postpartum, breastfeeding, and lactating employees in New Jersey For Immediate Release: December 17, 2024 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision on Civil Rights-...
