New Jersey affirmed its recognition of unintentional bias or disparate impact claims under newly adopted civil rights regulations, countering Trump administration policy moves to halt enforcement of comparable federal claims.
The new rules, adopted by the attorney general’s Division on Civil Rights, codify existing legal precedent while also addressing bias by automated or AI-powered employment decision tools, AG Matthew J. Platkin said as part of the announcement Wednesday. New Jersey courts already treat disparate impact as a valid type of claim under the state’s Law Against Discrimination, which bans bias linked to a broad range of protected characteristics in ...