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Division on Civil Rights
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
News
Virtua Health's Discriminatory Drug Testing For Pregnant Patients Caused False Positives: AG
A South Jersey healthcare system was accused of discriminating against pregnant patients with a mandatory drug testing policy, authorities said. Attorney General Matthew Platkin has filed a lawsuit against Virtua Health, according to a news release on Thursday, Sept. 26. The company with corporate headquarters in Marlton operates hospitals in Voorhees, Mount Holly, and Camden. The lawsuit claimed Virtua has had a policy since 2018 of universal drug testing for all pregnant patients admitted to its hospitals' labor and delivery units. Virtua doesn't have a similar policy for those who a…
Hackensack, NJ
News
Bergen County Landlords Among 25 Facing Fines For Considering Tenants' Criminal Histories
Twenty-five landlords are facing fines after state officials said they violated state laws by considering potential tenants' criminal histories. According to NJ Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR), the notices of violation allege that the housing providers violated the law by, among other things, asking criminal history-related questions on housing applications that are prohibited by the law. The Notices of Violation announced Monday, Sept. 16 were served on housing providers located in 15 municipalities across Atlantic, Bergen, Burlington, C…
Newark, NJ
News
Details In Housing Discrimination Cases Against People With Disabilities Released By NJ AG
The New Jersey Attorney General's Office has announced eight more cases of management companies and housing providers who discriminated against tenants on the basis of disability. The companies and housing providers denied rental opportunities to people with disabilities, permitted severe or pervasive harassment of tenants based on disability, or denied reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities, in violation of the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD), according to AG Matthew Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) The eight Findings of Probable Cau…
Middletown, NJ
News
Asbury Park Restaurant Fined For Discriminating Against Nonbinary Customer, AG Says
A restaurant in Asbury Park was fined after it was accused of having a dress code that discriminated against a nonbinary person, officials said. Brando’s Citi Cucina agreed to several punishments, including a $5,000 payment to the customer, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said in a news release on Friday, June 28. The restaurant was found to have violated the state's Law Against Discrimination (LAD). Investigators said Brando's refused to serve the customer because staff believed they weren't following the restaurant's dress code, banning men from wearing sleeveless shirts while …
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
State Investigating Clark Township Following Discrimination Allegations
The woes for Clark Township continue. State Attorney General Matthew Platkin announced the Division on Civil Rights is launching an investigation into the township over whether public officials and the police department violated the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination. The investigation follows a scathing report released by Platin's office, that included numerous allegations of misconduct. The division said its investigation will examines, whether Clark and the police department have address and remedied any discrimination by town officials. Last month, Salvatore Bonaccorso, t…
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
News
Scathing Report: Police Trainers Glorified Violence, Demeaned Women At NJ Seminar (
Videos
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The Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) showed no mercy to a New Jersey-based organization that they said preached unconstitutional policing tactics and demeaned women at a massive training conference paid for using thousands of dollars in public funding. The OSC made a video montage of just some of the 100 instances of "discriminatory and harassing comments" made at the October 2021 seminar held by Street Cop in Atlantic City, included in its scathing report announcing the findings of its investigation. Approximately 1,000 law enforcement officers from across the U.S. gathered…
Edison, NJ
News
These NJ Communities Violated LGBTQ+ Marriage License Rules: AG
Twenty-eight municipalities statewide have been cited by New Jersey officials for excluding the LGBTQIA+ community in their online marriage license applications. The municipalities face fines of up to $10,000 if they don't fix the problem, the state said. Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights said DCR has issued Notices of Violation to the municipalities for allegedly violating the Law Against Discrimination by publishing marriage license application forms on their websites that exclude certain LGBTQIA+ individuals seeking to obtain marriage licenses. Th…
Jersey City, NJ
News
Exec Fired By NJ Company After Maternity Leave, Breastfeeding Request Gets $195,000 Settlement
A Hudson County company agreed to pay $195,000 to a former executive who was fired after taking maternity leave and seeking breastfeeding accommodations when she returned, state authorities said. The marketing director was on federal leave time when VCNY Home, a North Bergen-based manufacturer and importer of bedding, bath textiles and other home products, told her she couldn't take an additional 12 weeks allowed under state law to bond with and care for her newborn, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. VCNY contended that the time she was taking under the federal Fam…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Facebook Kills Anti-Semitic 'Rise Up Ocean County' Page
Facebook has removed a page originating in Ocean County following complaints from Gov. Phil Murphy and Attorney General Grewal that it promoted anti-Semitism. Facebook's decision to unpublish "Rise Up Ocean County," comes about 10 months after Rachel Wainer Apter, director of the state's Division on Civil Rights, sent the social media giant a letter expressing concerns about racist and anti-Semitic statements on the page. The Facebook page, and its 19,000 likes, went silent on Wednesday morning. Rise Up Ocean County administrators posted Facebook's notification on a separ…
Bergenfield, NJ
Police & Fire
NJ: Bergenfield Housing Complex Manager Broke Civil Rights Law Rejecting Apartment Applicant
The manager of a Bergenfield housing complex rejected a potential tenant who planned to pay rent with federal Section 8 housing assistance, violating New Jersey's civil rights law, state authorities charged. Tower Management Service – manager of the Ivy Lane Apartments in Bergenfield – “wrongfully rejected the would-be tenant for not meeting a minimum income requirement” by recognizing the federal contribution, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Tuesday. The prospective tenant would have been responsible for covering no more than $386 of his overall monthly rent of $995, while the…
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
News
Mahwah Settles State Lawsuit Charging Township With Discriminating Against Orthodox Jews
Mahwah has settled a lawsuit brought by state authorities accusing the township of discriminating against Orthodox Jews primarily from Rockland County. A $350,000 payment from the town won’t have to be made if it can go four years without adopting any future ordinances “that impose similar, discriminatory restrictions,” Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Grewal's predecessor, Acting Attorney General Christopher Porrino, brought the suit last year after the Township Council adopted what his office said were two discriminatory ordinances -- one banning non-residents from using Mahwah’s p…
