New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 90 - WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 10:90-1.7 - Nondiscrimination

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(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 subdivision, any public or private agency, institution, or
				organization, or other entity, or any individual, in any state, to whom Federal
				financial assistance is extended, directly or through another recipient, for
				any program, including any successor, assignee, or transferee thereof, shall
				not engage in specific discriminatory actions, directly or through contractual
				or other arrangements, as follows:
1. Deny an
				individual any service, financial aid, or other benefit provided under the
				program;
2. Provide any service,
				financial aid, or other benefit to an individual which is different, or is
				provided in a different manner, from that provided to others under the same
				program;
3. Subject an individual
				to segregation or separate treatment in any manner related to his or her
				receipt of any service, financial aid, or other benefit under the
				program;
4. Restrict an individual
				in any way in the enjoyment of any advantage or privilege enjoyed by others
				receiving the same service, financial aid or benefit under the
				program;
5. Treat an individual
				differently from others in determining whether he or she satisfies any
				admission, enrollment, quota, eligibility, membership or other requirement or
				condition which individuals must meet in order to be provided any service,
				financial aid, or other benefit provided under the program;
6. Deny an individual an opportunity to
				participate in the program through the provision of services or otherwise, or
				afford him or her an opportunity to do so which is different from that afforded
				others under the program; or
7.
				Deny a person an opportunity to participate as a member of a planning or
				advisory body which is an integral part of the program.