DCR News

AG Platkin, Division on Civil Rights Announce Enforcement Actions in Ten Cases Involving Alleged Housing Discrimination

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced today that DCR has issued Findings of Probable Cause in 10 cases alleging that landlords and real estate agents violated the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) by denying housing to individuals who stated that they wished to pay their rent using Section 8 vouchers, a form of government rental assistance.

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Attorney General Platkin and Division on Civil Rights Announce Enforcement Actions Against Crowne Plaza Edison Hotel for Alleged Disability Discrimination

Hotel Allegedly Failed to Provide Accessible Restrooms for Spina Bifida Conference AttendeesFor Immediate Release: April 3, 2024 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision on Civil Rights- Sundeep Iyer, DirectorFor Further...

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Attorney General Platkin and Division on Civil Rights Announce Enforcement Actions Against Cinnaminson Township Board of Education

Division Announces Findings of Probable Cause in Three Cases Involving Alleged Gender and Pregnancy DiscriminationFor Immediate Release: March 27, 2024 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision on Civil Rights- Sundeep Iyer,...

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Attorney General Platkin and Division on Civil Rights Announce New Initiative to Combat Bias and Hate in New Jersey

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced today that DCR has launched the Community Peacemaker Collaborative, a new initiative designed to respond to the rise in bias and hate in New Jersey, including the significant uptick in antisemitism and Islamophobia in recent months.

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AG Platkin Issues Bias Incident Report for 2021 and 2022 and Releases 2023 Preliminary Bias Data

Public Awareness Bias Campaign and Interactive Public Bias Data Dashboard Launched to Help Combat Rising Number of Bias IncidentsFor Immediate Release: March 7, 2024 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralFor Further Information: Media...

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Division on Civil Rights Takes Enforcement Action Against 35 Housing Providers for Failing to Comply with the Fair Chance in Housing Act

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced today that DCR has issued 35 Notices of Violation to housing providers across the State for allegedly violating New Jersey’s Fair Chance in Housing Act (FCHA).

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AG Platkin, Division on Civil Rights Announce Enforcement Actions to Combat Housing Discrimination

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced today that DCR has issued Findings of Probable Cause in 14 cases alleging violations of the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination’s (LAD) prohibition against denying housing opportunity because of a lawful source of income such as government rental assistance.

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Attorney General Platkin and Division on Civil Rights Announce Equal Pay Act Settlement with AT&T

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (DCR) today announced that the State has entered into a Consent Decree and Order resolving allegations that AT&T violated the equal pay provisions of the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD), known as the Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act.

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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.

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AG Platkin and Director Iyer Issue Statement on Addressing Bias in K-12 Schools, Colleges, and Universities in New Jersey

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Sundeep Iyer, Director of the Division on Civil Rights, have issued a statement in response to the recent rise in antisemitism and Islamophobia in K-12 schools and on college and university campuses.

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Attorney General Platkin Announces Agreement with Gloucester County Institute of Technology to Ensure Non-Discriminatory and Equitable Hair Styling Education

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) today announced an agreement with the Gloucester County Vocational-Technical School District that ensures the cosmetology program at the Gloucester County Institute of Technology (GCIT) will instruct all of its students in the theory and practice of styling Black and other textured hair.

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AG Platkin anuncia la presentación de una demanda de derechos civiles alegando que el Tribunal Municipal de Millville discriminó a los litigantes hispanos

Para liberación inmediata: August 8, 2023 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Fiscal generalDivisión de derechos civiles- Sundeep Iyer, DirectorDivisión de leyes- Michael T.G. Long, DirectorPara más información contactar a: Tara...

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AG Platkin Announces the Filing of a Civil Rights Complaint Alleging That the City of Millville Discriminated Against Hispanic Litigants

For Immediate Release: August 8, 2023 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision on Civil Rights- Sundeep Iyer, DirectorDivision of Law- Michael T.G. Long, DirectorFor Further Information: Media Inquiries-Tara...

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Division on Civil Rights Issues Guidance to Places of Public Accommodation in Light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis

For Immediate Release: July 31, 2023 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision on Civil Rights- Sundeep Iyer, DirectorFor Further Information: Media Inquiries-Tara OliverOAGpress@njoag.govGuidance on the New Jersey Law Against...

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

Division Announces Findings of Probable Cause in 5 Cases and the Resolution of 11 Other Cases Involving Allegations of Disability DiscriminationFor Immediate Release: July 25, 2023 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision on Civil...

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AG Platkin, Division on Civil Rights Issues New Report on White Supremacy, Best Practices for Combating Racist Violent Extremism and Radicalization

For Immediate Release: July 10, 2023 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision on Civil Rights- Sundeep Iyer, DirectorFor Further Information: Media Inquiries-Tara OliverOAGpress@njoag.govExecutive Summary |  Statements of Support ...

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

Division Announces Findings of Probable Cause in 3 Cases Involving Allegations of Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity/ExpressionFor Immediate Release: June 30, 2023 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney...

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AG Platkin and Acting Commissioner Allen-McMillan Announce Joint Statement from Division on Civil Rights and Department of Education on School-Based Anti-Bias Initiatives and the Law Against Discrimination

For Immediate Release: June 26, 2023 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDepartment of Education- Angelica Allen-McMillan, Ed. D., Acting CommissionerFor Further Information: Media Inquiries-OAGpress@njoag.govView Full Statement...

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AG Platkin, DCR Announce Filing of Civil Rights Complaints and Applications Seeking to Immediately Prohibit Implementation of LGBTQ+ Parental Notification Policies

New Policies Enacted by Three Boards of Education Require Staff to Reveal Gender Identity of Transgender, Gender Non-Conforming, and Gender Non-Binary Students in Violation of the New Jersey Law Against DiscriminationFor Immediate Release: June 22, 2023 Office of the...

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AG Platkin Announces Enforcement Actions in Source-of-Income Discrimination Cases, Issuing Findings of Probable Cause in Four Cases and Resolutions in Four Additional Cases

New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination Bars Landlords from Discriminating Against Potential Tenants Based on Their Receipt of Government Rental AssistanceFor Immediate Release: June 15, 2023 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision...

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AG Platkin and Acting DOE Commissioner Allen-McMillan Release a Resource Guide for Addressing Bias in K-12 Schools

For Immediate Release: May 25, 2023 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDepartment of Education- Angelica Allen-McMillan, Ed. D., Acting CommissionerDivision on Civil Rights- Sundeep Iyer, DirectorFor Further Information: Media...

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Statement from Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin on Temporary Injunction Prohibiting Implementation of Hanover Twp. Board of Education Policy

For Immediate Release:  May 19, 2023 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralFor Further Information: Media Inquiries-OAGpress@njoag.govWe are gratified that the Superior Court has temporarily prohibited the Hanover Township Board of...

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AG Platkin Announces Filing of Civil Rights Complaint and Application Seeking to Immediately Prohibit Implementation of Hanover Township Board of Education’s LGBTQ+ Parental Notification Policy

New District Policy Requires Staff to Reveal LGBTQ+ Status of School StudentsFor Immediate Release: May 17, 2023 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision on Civil Rights- Sundeep Iyer, DirectorDivision of Law- Michael T.G. Long,...

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Attorney General Platkin Co-leads Multistate Comment Letter Supporting and Advocating for Further Antidiscrimination Protections in Biden Administration’s Proposed Rule for Transgender Athletes

For Immediate Release: May 16, 2023 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision of Law- Michael T.G. Long, DirectorDivision on Civil Rights- Sundeep Iyer, Director For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Tara...

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Attorney General Platkin Announces Division on Civil Rights Settlement With Pine Valley Golf Club Over Allegations of Gender-Based Discrimination

For Immediate Release: May 10, 2023 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision on Civil Rights- Sundeep Iyer, DirectorDivision of Law- Michael T.G. Long, DirectorFor Further Information: Media Inquiries-Tara...

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Attorney General Platkin Co-Leads Multistate Comment Letter in Support of Biden Administration’s Proposed Rule Strengthening Fair Housing Protections

The multistate coalition supports HUD’s proposed Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule that would strengthen fair housing protections For Immediate Release: April 20, 2023 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision on Civil...

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AG Platkin, Division on Civil Rights Announce Expanded Partnership with Zillow Group, Inc. to Address Housing Discrimination

 Zillow Group and the Division on Civil Rights Partner to Address Violations of the Fair Chance in Housing Act and the New Jersey Law Against DiscriminationFor Immediate Release: April 18, 2023 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney...

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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 License Application Forms On Their Websites For Immediate Release: March 8, 2023 Office of the Attorney General - Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General Division on Civil Rights...

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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, Attorney GeneralDivision on Civil Rights- Sundeep Iyer, DirectorOffice of the Secretary of Higher Education- Brian Bridges, Ph.D., Secretary of Higher EducationFor Further...

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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 Release: February 24, 2023 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision on Civil Rights- Sundeep Iyer, Director For Further Information:...

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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

New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination Bars Landlords from Discriminating Against Potential Tenants Based on Their Receipt of Government Rental AssistanceFor Immediate Release: February 17, 2023 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney...

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Acting AG Platkin Co-Leads Multi-State Letter Supporting U.S. Department of Education Rules to Expand Protections Against Sex-based Discrimination, Including Sexual Violence and Harassment

For Immediate Release: September 9, 2022 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Acting Attorney GeneralDivision on Civil Rights- Rosemary DiSavino, Deputy DirectorFor Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lee MooreOAGpress@njoag.govComments Letter TRENTON...

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Division on Civil Rights Takes Enforcement Action against Housing Providers for Alleged Violations of N.J.’s Fair Chance in Housing Act

State Issues 30 Notices of Violation to Housing Providers for Non-Compliance with Law Expanding Housing Opportunities for Persons with Criminal RecordsFor Immediate Release: August 25, 2022 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Acting Attorney...

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Governor Murphy, Acting AG Platkin Announce Publication of Division on Civil Rights FAQs to Prevent Discrimination Related to hMPXV (“Monkeypox”)

DCR FAQs Detail Protections New Jersey Law Provides Against Discrimination Related to the “Monkeypox” VirusFor Immediate Release: August 18, 2022 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Acting Attorney GeneralDivision on Civil Rights- Rosemary DiSavino,...

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Division on Civil Rights Adopts New and Amended Rules Governing Posters, Launches New Posters to Heighten Public Awareness of New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination and Family Leave Act

For Immediate Release: August 3, 2022 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Acting Attorney GeneralDivision on Civil Rights- Rosemary DiSavino, Deputy DirectorFor Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lee MooreOAGpress@njoag.govAdopted Rules  |  Posters...

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Acting AG Platkin Announces Major Settlement with Trident Mortgage Company LP and Fox & Roach LP over Allegations of Race-Based ‘Redlining’ in Lending Practices in the Camden Area

For Immediate Release: July 27, 2022 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Acting Attorney GeneralDivision on Civil Rights- Rosemary DiSavino, Deputy DirectorDivision of Law- Michael T.G. Long, Director For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lee...

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Acting AG Bruck Announces New Jersey Will Join $26 Billion Settlements with Three Drug Distributors and Johnson & Johnson over Their Role in Opioid Crisis

  New Jersey Could Receive Well over $600 Million to Address the Opioid Crisis For Immediate Release: August 20, 2021 Office of The Attorney General- Andrew J. Bruck, Acting Attorney General  For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lee Moore609-292-4791Citizen...

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AG Grewal Announces Civil Rights Settlement for Woman Whose Pregnancy Led to Job Loss

TRENTON – Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced today that a Hudson County company will pay a former employee $25,000 and implement workplace policy reforms under a settlement to resolve the former employee’s complaint of unlawful pregnancy discrimination, after an investigation by the Division on Civil Rights (DCR). The settlement coincides with DCR issuing Findings of Probable Cause in two other pregnancy-related cases, both of which involve women whose requests for pregnancy-related accommodations resulted in losing their jobs.

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AG Grewal: Trump Administration Failed to Produce Data Supporting President’s Claims Linking Affordable Housing and Crime AG Files FOIA Lawsuit Against DOJ, HUD After Records Requests Go Unanswered

For Immediate Release: October 19, 2020 Office of The Attorney General- Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney GeneralDivision of Law- Michelle Miller, DirectorDivision on Civil Rights- Rachel Wainer Apter, Director For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lee...

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Youth Bias Task Force Calls for Sweeping Changes to Fight Systemic Racism and Discrimination, As New Report Shows Spike in Bias Incidents in 2019 Nearly 1,000 Bias Incidents Were Reported in NJ in 2019, Up 75% from 2018; Task Force Recommends Mandatory Anti-Bias Education and Other Groundbreaking Reforms

For Immediate Release: October 8, 2020 Office of The Attorney General- Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney GeneralDivision on Civil Rights- Rachel Wainer Apter, Director For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lee Moore609-292-4791Citizen Inquiries-609-984-5828      2020...

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AG Grewal, Division on Civil Rights Announce Actions to Combat Housing Discrimination Against Families Who Rely on Government Rental Assistance – Year-Long “Project HOME” Initiative Includes Enforcement Efforts and Related Strategies to Address Discrimination Based on Tenants Sources of Lawful Income

For Immediate Release: September 9, 2020 Office of The Attorney General- Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney GeneralDivision on Civil Rights- Rachel Wainer Apter, Director For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lee Moore609-292-4791Citizen Inquiries-609-984-5828TRENTON –...

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NJ Division on Civil Rights Pursues Case of Alleged Denial of Family Leave and Breastfeeding Rights – Office of Administrative Law Hearing to Decide Case of Executive Who Alleged Her Request for Family Leave, Breastfeeding Accommodation Led to Termination

For Immediate Release: August 20, 2020 Office of The Attorney General- Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney GeneralDivision on Civil Rights- Rachel Wainer Apter, Director For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lee Moore609-292-4791Citizen Inquiries-609-984-5828TRENTON –...

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AG Grewal Leads Multi-State Lawsuit Against U.S. Department of Education and Secretary Betsy DeVos over Title IX Rule that Weakens Students` Protections Against Sexual Violence and Harassment

For Immediate Release: June 4, 2020 Office of The Attorney General- Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney GeneralOffice of the Secretary of Higher Education-Zakiya Smith Ellis, SecretaryDivision of Law- Michelle Miller, DirectorDivision on Civil Rights- Rachel Wainer Apter,...

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