Press Releases : Division on Civil Rights

AG Platkin Announces Initiative to Address Discrimination in Home Appraisals

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today the launch of the Home Appraisal Discrimination Initiative to address persistent systemic inequities in real estate appraisals, which play a critical role in the homebuying and home refinancing process.

Division on Civil Rights Issues Notice of Violation in Response to Advertisements Excluding Jewish Customers

“Gig Economy” Worker Violated the Law Against Discrimination by Excluding Jewish Customers.

AG Platkin, Division on Civil Rights Take Enforcement Action to Combat Disability Discrimination

Division Announces Findings of Probable Cause in 10 Cases Involving Allegations of Disability Discrimination.

AG Platkin Announces Enforcement Actions in Eight Source-of-Income Discrimination Cases

New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination Bars Landlords from Discriminating Against Potential Tenants Based on Their Receipt of Government Rental Assistance.

Attorney General Platkin Announces Settlement with Mercer County Community College Resolving Allegations of Disability Discrimination Involving COVID-19

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced today that DCR has entered into a Consent Order and Decree resolving a complaint alleging that Mercer County Community College discriminated against an employee who contracted COVID-19.