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Federal Tipoffs Involving New Jersey Newsletter for Sunday May 24, 2020 ( 3 items )  

EEOC Philadelphia District Office Moves
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 22 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: The Philadelphia District Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has moved to 801 Market Street, Suite 1000, Philadelphia, PA 19107-3127, the federal agency announced. The Philadelphia District Office is responsible for processing charges of discrimination against private, state and local government employers in most of Pennsylvania, Delaware and parts  more

N.J. U.S. Attorney: Justice Department Sues Jackson Township Over Restrictions on Religious Schools, Housing That Target Orthodox Jewish Community
NEWARK, New Jersey, May 21 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, issued the following news release: The Justice Department announced that it filed a lawsuit against Jackson Township, New Jersey, and the township planning board alleging they implemented zoning ordinances that intentionally restrict the operation of religious schools and housing associated with such schools, including religious boarding schools known as yeshivas, required by the Orthodox Jewish com  more

USDA: SNAP Online Purchasing to Cover 90% of Households
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that households in 13 new states - Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Virginia - will soon be able to purchase food online with their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Once operational, online purchasing will be available in 36 sta  more