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Attorney General Platkin and Division on Civil Rights Issue Guidance on Workplace Accommodations for Pregnant, Postpartum, Breastfeeding, and Lactating Employees

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Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights issued guidance today to clarify the comprehensive anti-discrimination protections available under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD)