DCR News
Statement from Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin on the threat to New Jersey synagogues
For Immediate Release: November 4, 2022 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralFor Further Information: Media Inquiries-Sharon LauchaireOAGpress@njoag.govI want to commend the FBI Newark Division under the leadership of Special Agent in...
Attorney General Announces Election Safeguards and Initiatives to Protect the Right to Vote
Many LPS Divisions Will Play a Key Role in Ensuring a Fair, Free, and Smooth-Running ElectionFor Immediate Release: October 28, 2022 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralFor Further Information: Media Inquiries-Sharon...
AG Platkin: Division on Civil Rights Launches New Enforcement Initiative to Hold Municipalities Accountable for LGBTQIA+ Discrimination in Marriage Licensing
Five Municipalities Receive Notices of Violation for Posting LGBTQIA+ Exclusionary Marriage License Information on their Websites or Marriage License Applications For Immediate Release: October 6, 2022 Office of the Attorney General - Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney...
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...
Acting AG Platkin Announces Finding of Probable Cause in Case of Union Worker with Ironworkers Local 11 who Alleged Union Racism, Hostile Work Environment
For Immediate Release: September 6, 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.govFinding of Probable...
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...
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,...
Acting AG Platkin Co-Leads National Coalition of Attorneys General in Supporting Legal Challenge to Florida’s “Parental Rights in Education” Law
For Immediate Release: August 4, 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.govAmicus Brief TRENTON –...
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...
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...
Acting AG Platkin, Division on Civil Rights: National Retailer Must Pay $30,500 to Ex-Employee Who Alleged Pregnancy Discrimination
America’s Best Contacts & Eyeglasses Accused of Cutting Hours of Worker Returning from Maternity Leave, Requiring Her to Express Breast Milk in Oft-Visited Supply Closet For Immediate Release: June 7, 2022 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin,...
Acting AG Platkin Announces Filing of Civil Rights Complaint Against Pine Valley Golf Club
For Immediate Release: April 27, 2022 Office of The Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Acting Attorney GeneralDivision on Civil RightsFor Further Information: Media Inquiries-Steven Barnes or Lee MooreOAGpress@njoag.gov View Complaint TRENTON – Acting Attorney...
2021 Was a Record-High Year for Reported Bias Incidents in New Jersey
For Immediate Release: April 1, 2022 Office of The Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Acting Attorney GeneralFor Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lee MooreOAGpress@njoag.govTRENTON – Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that, according to...
Acting AG Platkin: Division on Civil Rights Takes Action to Enforce the New Fair Chance in Housing Act
For Immediate Release: March 28, 2022 Office of The Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Acting Attorney GeneralDivision on Civil RightsFor Further Information: Media Inquiries-Steven BarnesOAGpress@njoag.govTRENTON – Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin...
Division on Civil Rights Proposes Rulemaking on Posters to Increase Awareness of NJ Civil Rights Laws
For Immediate Release: March 21, 2022 Office of The Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Acting Attorney GeneralDivision on Civil RightsFor Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lee MooreOAGpress@njoag.govView Proposed Poster Rules TRENTON – Acting Attorney General...
Acting AG Platkin Announces $195,000 Settlement in Division on Civil Rights Case Alleging Denial of Family Leave and Breastfeeding Rights
For Immediate Release: March 9, 2022 Office of The Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Acting Attorney GeneralDivision on Civil RightsFor Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lee MooreOAGpress@njoag.govVCNY Consent Order | VCNY Finding of Probable Cause TRENTON –...
Acting AG Bruck: Division on Civil Rights Finds Probable Cause against Two Employers Accused of Discriminating on the Basis of Disability
For Immediate Release: February 11, 2022 Office of The Attorney General- Andrew J. Bruck, Acting Attorney GeneralDivision on Civil RightsFor Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lee MooreOAGpress@njoag.govMansfield Finding of Probable Cause | Laurel Brook Finding of...
Division on Civil Rights Finds Probable Cause against Capital Health over Worker’s Claim of Racially Inappropriate Language in Workplace
For Immediate Release: February 8, 2022 Office of The Attorney General- Andrew J. Bruck, Acting Attorney GeneralDivision on Civil RightsFor Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lee MooreOAGpress@njoag.govView Finding of Probable Cause TRENTON – Acting Attorney General...
Division on Civil Rights Adopts Rules to Implement Fair Chance in Housing Act, Remove Barriers to Housing for People with Criminal Records
For Immediate Release: January 3, 2022 Office of The Attorney General- Andrew J. Bruck, Acting Attorney GeneralDivision on Civil RightsFor Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lee MooreOAGpress@njoag.govTRENTON – Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck announced today...
Acting AG Bruck: Division on Civil Rights Adopts New Rules Containing Expanded Family Leave Act Protections for Workers and Their Families
For Immediate Release: October 18, 2021 Office of The Attorney General- Andrew J. Bruck, Acting Attorney GeneralDivision on Civil RightsFor Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lee MooreOAGpress@njoag.govTRENTON – Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck announced...
Division on Civil Rights Proposes Rules to Implement Fair Chance in Housing Act, Remove Barriers to Housing for People with Criminal Records
Acting AG Bruck to Moderate Virtual Community Roundtable Discussion on Sept. 22 For Immediate Release: September 7, 2021 Office of The Attorney General- Andrew J. Bruck, Acting Attorney GeneralDivision on Civil RightsFor Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lee...
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...
Acting AG Bruck Announces Settlement Obtained on Behalf of Worker Fired After Taking Leave to Care for Dying Father
For Immediate Release: August 13, 2021 Office of The Attorney General- Andrew J. Bruck, Acting Attorney GeneralDivision on Civil RightsFor Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lee Moore609-292-4791Citizen Inquiries-609-984-5828View Conciliation Agreement TRENTON –...
Man Charged With Attempted Murder And Bias Intimidation For Allegedly Beating And Choking Man He Suspected Of Being Gay
For Immediate Release: June 30, 2021 Office of The Attorney General- Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney GeneralDivision of Criminal JusticeFor Further Information: Media Inquiries-Peter Aseltine609-292-4791Citizen Inquiries-609-984-5828View Complaint TRENTON – Attorney...
50 Years Later, New Jersey Rights a Historical Wrong: AG Grewal Formally Apologizes for Office’s Role in Shutting Down the State’s Gay Bars
AG Grewal, ABC Director Graziano Vacate 126 Enforcement Actions Brought Against ABC License Holders that Served LGBTQ+ Patrons from 1933 to 1967For Immediate Release: June 29, 2021 Office of The Attorney General- Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney GeneralDivision of Alcoholic...
AG Grewal Urges FBI to Recognize Non-Binary Individuals in Crime Statistics by Adding “X” Gender Option to National Crime Reporting System
For Immediate Release: June 28, 2021 Office of The Attorney General- Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney GeneralFor Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lee Moore609-292-4791Citizen Inquiries-609-984-5828Non-binary UCR Reporting Letter TRENTON – Attorney General Gurbir S....
AG Grewal Joins Coalition Urging U.S. Senate to Pass the Equality Act, Which Would Expand Federal Protections for LGBTQ+ Individuals
For Immediate Release: June 23, 2021 Office of The Attorney General- Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney GeneralFor Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lee Moore609-292-4791Citizen Inquiries-609-984-5828Equality Act Letter TRENTON – Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today...
AG Grewal: Ernst & Young Agrees to Create $500k Scholarship Program, Pay $100k Penalty, Reform Policies Following Civil Rights Investigation into Training Program
Division on Civil Rights Concludes that Training Program Violated Law Prohibiting Employment Discrimination Based on Sex, Gender Identity, and Gender ExpressionFor Immediate Release: June 1, 2021 Office of The Attorney General- Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney...
AG Grewal Announces Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Jackson Township for Using Zoning Powers to Exclude and Discriminate Against Orthodox Jews
For Immediate Release: April 27, 2021 Office of The Attorney General- Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney GeneralDivision on Civil Rights For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lee Moore609-292-4791Citizen Inquiries-609-984-5828View Complaint TRENTON – Attorney General...
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.
AG Grewal, DCR Announce “Stop the Hate” Series to Celebrate 75th Anniversary of the NJ Law Against Discrimination
For Immediate Release: April 6, 2021 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 –...
Governor Murphy, Attorney General Grewal, and Congressman Kim Hold Roundtable Discussion on Rise in Bias Incidents in New Jersey
AG Grewal and Colonel Callahan release preliminary bias incident data for 2020For Immediate Release: March 23, 2021 For Further Information: Contact: Alyana Alfaro-PostPress Office: Governor's OfficeEmail: Alyana.Alfaro@nj.gov 2019-2020 Bias Incident Reporting at a...
AG Grewal Announces Proposed Rules for Expanded Family Leave Protections
Proposal Reflects Expanded Protections for Leave Related to COVID-19, Among Other ChangesFor Immediate Release: March 5, 2021 Office of The Attorney General- Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney GeneralDivision on Civil Rights- Rachel Wainer Apter, DirectorFor Further...
AG Grewal Announces Finding of Probable Cause in Pregnancy Discrimination Case Against National Retailer
For Immediate Release: January 25, 2021 Office of The Attorney General- Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney GeneralDivision on Civil Rights- Rachel Wainer Apter, DirectorFor Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lee Moore609-292-4791Citizen Inquiries-609-984-5828Finding of...
AG Grewal Files Lawsuit Challenging Outgoing Administration’s “Midnight Rule” Weakening Anti-Discrimination Protections for Employees of Federal Contractors
For Immediate Release: January 21, 2021 Office of The Attorney General- Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney GeneralDivision of Law- Michelle Miller, DirectorDivision on Civil Rights- Rachel Wainer Apter, DirectorFor Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lee...
AG Grewal, DCR, DCJ Announce New Web Portal for Online Filing of Harassment, Discrimination and Bias Incident Complaints
For Immediate Release: November 23, 2020 Office of The Attorney General- Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney GeneralDivision on Civil Rights- Rachel Wainer Apter, DirectorDivision on Criminal Justice- Veronica Allende, DirectorFor Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lee...
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...
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...
Statement of Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal on the Death of U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
For Immediate Release: September 18. 2020 Office of The Attorney General- Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney General For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Steven Barnes609-292-4791Citizen Inquiries-609-984-5828 "We mourn the loss of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a trailblazing...
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 –...
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 –...
AG Grewal Leads Letter Calling on Facebook to Take Stronger Steps to Prevent Use of Its Platforms to Spread Hate and Disinformation
AG Letter Supports Recommendations in Recent Civil Rights Audit of FacebookFor Immediate Release: August 5, 2020 Office of The Attorney General- Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney GeneralDivision on Civil Rights- Rachel Wainer Apter, DirectorFor Further Information: Media...
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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