New Jersey Codifies Existing Disparate-Impact Rules

New Jersey’s Division on Civil Rights has adopted regulations, effective on December 15, 2025, to codify the state’s longstanding disparate-impact framework under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination. While the rule largely codifies existing law, it also signals where the division may intend to focus enforcement efforts, especially artificial intelligence–driven hiring tools, criminal history, and credit screens, as well as other automated screening practices….
By: Morgan Lewis