Apr 3, 2024 | Alleged Disability Discrimination | Crowne Plaza Edison Hotel | disabilities | Division on Civil Rights | employers | Enforcement Actions | equal access | Findings of Probable Cause | housing providers | Law Against Discrimination | NJLAD | places of public accommodation | reasonable accommodations | wheelchair-accessible restroom | wheelchairs | Addressing Hate, Bias & Discrimination | Bias and Discrimination | Civil Rights | Diversity & Inclusion | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release
Hotel Allegedly Failed to Provide Accessible Restrooms for Spina Bifida Conference Attendees For Immediate Release: April 3, 2024 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision on Civil Rights- Sundeep Iyer, Director For Further...
Mar 12, 2024 | Addressing Hate, Bias & Discrimination | Civil Rights | Diversity & Inclusion | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release
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.
Jan 16, 2024 | Addressing Hate, Bias & Discrimination | Bias and Discrimination | Civil Rights | Diversity & Inclusion | Division on Civil Rights | Equity & Inclusion | Press Release
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.
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.
Nov 21, 2023 | Combat Disability Dicsriminiation | Division on Civil Rights | Employment | enforcement action | Fair Chance in Housing Act | Findings of Probable Cause | housing | New Jersey Family Leave Act | New Jersey Law Against Discrimination. | places of public accommodation | Bias and Discrimination | Civil Rights | Diversity & Inclusion | Division on Civil Rights | Equity & Inclusion | Press Release
Division Announces Findings of Probable Cause in 10 Cases Involving Allegations of Disability Discrimination.
Oct 30, 2023 | 2023 General Election | Election Fraud | election officials | improper electioneering | Law Enforcement | Right to Vote | voter intimidation | voters | voting-related legal matters Attachments: none | Bias and Discrimination | Civil Rights | Diversity & Inclusion | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release
Key measures continue the Voter Protection Initiative announced in October 2022.