Dec 20, 2023 | Age Discrimination | Camden City School District | Consent Decree | LAD | Law Against Discrimination | Pension Credit | Settlement | Addressing Hate, Bias & Discrimination | Bias and Discrimination | Defending our Workforce | Diversity & Inclusion | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release
Terminated Employee to Receive $175,000 in Back Pay and At Least Three Years of Pension Credit.
Dec 11, 2023 | Back Wages | Complaint | fines | Independent Contractors | Misclassification of Drivers | New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development | penalties | Defending our Workforce | Department of Labor | Division of Law | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo announced today that they have filed the first lawsuit under a 2021 law against employers who have misclassified workers as independent contractors.
Oct 23, 2023 | Amicus Brief | Arizona | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | Hawaii | Illegal | Illinois | Jackson Hewitt | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | multistate | Nevada | New York | No-Poach Agreements | North Carolina | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island | the District of Columbia | DD-OrganizedLabor | Defending our Workforce | Division of Law | Press Release
New Jersey Leads Filing of Amicus Brief to Protect Workers From Unfair and Anticompetitive Labor Practices.
Aug 25, 2023 | Multistate Coalition | Stronger Worker Safety Rules | Consumer Protection | DD-OrganizedLabor | Defending our Workforce | Press Release
For Immediate Release: August 25, 2023 Office of the Attorney GeneralDivision of Law- Michael T.G. Long, Director For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Allison Inserro, OAGpress@njoag.gov Motion for Voluntary Dismissal And Vacatur TRENTON – With the final adoption...
Jul 27, 2023 | Employment/Personnel Service Firms | jobseekers | prospective employers | Settlement | Unregistered Businesses | Consumer Protection | Defending our Workforce | Division of Consumer Affairs | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey Consumers
For Immediate Release: July 27, 2023 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision of Consumer Affairs- Cari Fais, Acting Director For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lisa CoryellOAGpress@njoag.gov NEWARK – Attorney General Matthew...
Jul 20, 2023 | Aggravated Manslaughter | Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco | Elizabeth | Elizabeth Fire Department | Elizabeth Police Department | Environmental Crimes Unit | environmental hazardous waste | Fatal Fire | Firearms and Explosives (ATF) | Linden Police Department | New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection | New Jersey State Fire Marshall | second-degree manslaughter | trucking | Union County Arson Task Force | warehousing | Waste Management Company | Defending our Workforce | Division of Criminal Justice | Environmental Justice | Press Release | Securing Environmental Justice
For Immediate Release: July 20, 2023 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision of Criminal Justice- Derek Nececkas, Interim Director For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Dan ProchiloOAGpress@njoag.gov TRENTON — Attorney General...
