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N.J.A.C. 10:90-1.7 This file includes all Regulations adopted and published through the New Jersey Register, Vol. 56 No. 24, December 16, 2024

NJ - New Jersey Administrative Code > TITLE 10. HUMAN SERVICES > CHAPTER 90. WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM > SUBCHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 10:90-1.7 Nondiscrimination

(a) There shall be no discrimination on grounds of race, creed, color, religion, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, marital, parental, familial or birth status, affectional or sexual orientation, liability for service in the Armed Forces of the United States, nationality or handicap/disability, in accordance with all discrimination laws, including, but not limited to, State and Federal provisions in (b) through (k) below, by the State or the county or municipal agency in the administration of any public assistance program. (b) The New Jersey Legislature has declared that practices of discrimination against any of its inhabitants, because of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, marital status, familial status, handicap, liability for service in the Armed Forces of the United States, or nationality are matters of concern to the government of the State, and that such discrimination threatens not only the rights and proper privileges of the inhabitants of the State but menaces the institutions and foundation of a free democratic State; provided, however, that nothing in this expression of policy prevents the making of legitimate distinctions between citizens and aliens when required by Federal law or otherwise necessary to promote the national interest. (c) All persons shall have the opportunity to obtain employment, and to obtain all the accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges of any place of public accommodation, publicly assisted housing accommodation, and other real property without discrimination because of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, familial status, or sex, subject only to conditions and limitations applicable alike to all persons. This opportunity is recognized as and declared to be a civil right. Additionally, this also shall be construed to prohibit any unlawful discrimination against any person because such person is or has been at any time handicapped or any unlawful employment practice against such person, unless the nature and extent of the handicap reasonably precludes the performance of the particular employment. (d) In general, no person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any public assistance program receiving Federal assistance. The Department of Human Services, Division of Family Development or any political subdivisions of the State, or an instrumentality of any state or political