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Fort Lee Business's 'Female Preferred' Ad May Have Broken Law: State Fort Lee Business's 'Female Preferred' Ad May Have Broken Law: State
Fort Lee Business's 'Female Preferred' Ad May Have Broken Law: State The state  Division of Civil Rights has issued rulings against two businesses for posting help wanted ads seeking applicants of just one gender, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Tuesday.  NY Gyro King of Bloomfield posted a hand-written sign on the front door of the business April 20 seeking "males only". The business's owner told Daily Voice the job required heavy lifting in explaining why females were barred from applying.  The business has agreed to pay a $1,000 penalty and to train managers and staff of the requirements under the state's Law Against Discrimination a…

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by Paul Milo
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State AG: Couple Denied Palisades Park Apartment Because They Aren't Korean State AG: Couple Denied Palisades Park Apartment Because They Aren't Korean
State AG: Couple Denied Palisades Park Apartment Because They Aren't Korean A Palisades Park real estate agent refused to show an apartment to a prospective tenant who wasn’t Korean, state authorities charged. KayMax Realty, Inc. and the couple who own the basement apartment are listed in a complaint filed by the state Division of Civil Rights, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Tuesday. Anna Ceylan, who was seeking to move to New Jersey from New York City, saw a Zillow.com ad in mid-February 2018 and called KayMax to arrange a tour of the four-bedroom unit, Grewal said. The agent listed as the contact “said she was too busy to talk and would call her back,” h…

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by Jerry DeMarco