Patricia Teffenhart Archives - New Jersey Globe

Murphy signs bill expanding rights of sexual assault victims

September 3, 2024 5:14 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bipartisan bill Tuesday that will grant victims of sexual assault the right to receive notifications of developments in criminal cases that stem from sexual assault. The bipartisan legislation, which expands the state’s Sexual Assault Victim’s...

More than 100 nominees await confirmation to state posts with little hope of votes before November

July 16, 2021 3:50 pm

More than 100 nominees to a slew of state boards, commissions, authorities and other panels are awaiting confirmation that won’t come until after November’s general election, and an overwhelming majority will likely wait far longer. The nominees themselves range widely...

Weinberg working group recommends creation of sexual misconduct unit under ELEC

January 14, 2021 2:37 pm

Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg’s (D-Teaneck) work group on sexual harassment and misogyny in New Jersey politics recommended the creation of an independent unit under the Election Law Enforcement Commission tasked with investigating allegations of harassment, sexual assault and discrimination...

Weinberg, Vainieri Huttle bills would bolster sexual assault victims’ rights

October 23, 2020 11:24 am

Two Bergen county lawmakers introduced a series of bills meant to bolster sexual assault victims’ rights Friday. “Survivors of sexual assault who are brave enough to seek redress through the legal system need to know that prosecutors and police will...

NJ CASA survey finds harassment, sexual misconduct pervasive in New Jersey politics

August 13, 2020 1:49 pmAugust 13, 2020 1:49 pm

A survey released by the New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault Thursday found sexual harassment and other forms of sexual misconduct were pervasive in Garden State politics. More than half of the respondents, 57%, said they experienced harassment while working...

Victims advocates see improvements in Chamber trip

February 27, 2020 3:30 pmFebruary 27, 2020 3:50 pm

Advocates for victims of sexual assault said they saw positive changes in the early hours of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce’s annual train to Washington. “I think there’s an initial improvement just by the fact that there’s so much...

Murphy announces more workplace harassment reforms

February 18, 2020 3:02 pmFebruary 18, 2020 4:46 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday announced a bill reforming the state’s anti-workplace harassment laws Tuesday. The measure, which is sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg, changes the standard of a severe or pervasive harassment to make clear that a...