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AG Platkin, Division on Civil Rights Take Enforcement Action to Hold Municipalities Accountable for LGBTQIA+ Discrimination in Marriage Licensing
March 8, 2023 – DCR has issued Notices of Violation to 28 municipalities across the state for allegedly violating the Law Against Discrimination by publishing marriage license application forms on their websites that exclude certain LGBTQIA+ individuals seeking to obtain marriage licenses. Read the press release here.
NJ Office of the Secretary of Higher Education and the Division on Civil Rights Release a Resource Guide for Postsecondary Institutions on Campus Responses to Bias
February 24, 2023 – The Office of the Secretary of Higher Education (OSHE) and New Jersey’s Division on Civil Rights (DCR) released the “Addressing Bias on Campus” resource guide. The “Addressing Bias on Campus” resource guide will provide New Jersey campus stakeholders with the tools to prevent and respond to bias incidents effectively. Read the press release here.
Division on Civil Rights Takes Enforcement Action against Housing Providers for Non-Compliance with the Fair Chance in Housing Act
February 24, 2023 – DCR has issued 59 Notices of Violation to housing providers around the State for allegedly violating New Jersey’s Fair Chance in Housing Act (FCHA) by asking criminal history-related questions on housing applications that are prohibited by the law, or by posting housing advertisements or maintaining housing policies that do not comply with FCHA. Read the press release here.
AG Platkin Announces Enforcement Actions in Source-of-Income Discrimination Cases, Issuing Findings of Probable Cause in Six Cases and Consent Decrees in Two Additional Cases
February 17, 2023 – DCR has issued findings of probable cause in six cases and has issued consent decrees in another two cases, all of which involve alleged violations of the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination’s prohibition against housing discrimination based on source of lawful income. Read the press release here.
Reclaiming the Narrative: Black Women’s Experience at Work
Click here to view our latest webinar on Reclaiming the Narrative: Black Women’s Experience at Work.
Required Posters
On August 1, 2022, DCR adopted new and amended regulations to increase the visibility and effectiveness of posters that the State requires employers, housing providers, and places of public accommodation to display to inform people of their rights under New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination (LAD) and Family Leave Act (FLA). All covered businesses, employers, and housing providers are required by law to display the applicable posters.
If you have prior versions of these posters displayed, please remove them and replace them with the updated posters, which can be found here. Click here to read the regulations and here to read the press release.
DCR Reaches Landmark Settlement in Mortgage Redlining Case
On July 27th, DCR reached a landmark settlement with Trident Mortgage Company LP and Fox & Roach LP over allegations of race-based ‘redlining’ in lending practices in the Camden area. To read the press release, click here. To file a complaint related to mortgage discrimination, click here.
Multiple Dwelling Reporting Rule
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Bias Incident Report, 2020
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Recent DCR News
AG Platkin, Division on Civil Rights Take Enforcement Action to Hold Municipalities Accountable for LGBTQIA+ Discrimination in Marriage Licensing
28 Municipalities Receive Notices of Violation for Publishing LGBTQIA+ Exclusionary Marriage...
NJ Office of the Secretary of Higher Education and the Division on Civil Rights Release a Resource Guide for Postsecondary Institutions on Campus Responses to Bias
For Immediate Release: February 24, 2023 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin,...
Division on Civil Rights Takes Enforcement Action against Housing Providers for Non-Compliance with the Fair Chance in Housing Act
State Announces 59 Notices of Violation Issued to Housing Providers Across the StateFor Immediate...
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