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Día 16 de Febrero del 2017

Oficina del Fiscal General
- Christopher S. Porrino, Fiscal General
División de Derechos Civiles
- Craig T. Sashihara, Director
División de Asuntos del Consumidor
- Steve C. Lee, Director
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Lee Moore
609-292-4791
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Una tienda en línea de modas de niños acuerda a eliminar la política de negar reembolsos en ciertas áreas del Estado
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TRENTON – El Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino anunció hoy que una tienda de modas de niños en línea Shan and Toad ha acordado a eliminar su política de no ofrecer reembolso –solamente crédito de tienda o cambio de mercancía-en ciertas áreas del estado  – a compradores en dos específicas comunidades de New Jersey.
Según Porrino, Shan y Toad acordaron a eliminar una política de publicidad que excluye reembolso de retorno que se originaron de direcciones en Lakewood y Passaic – dos comunidades que contienen grandes poblaciones de judíos ortodoxos.

Shan and Toad agreed to drop its exclusion of Lakewood and Passaic buyers from refund eligibility after two agencies within the Attorney General’s Office – the Division on Civil Rights and the Division of Consumer Affairs – contacted the retailer to advise that it appeared to be in violation of state anti-discrimination and consumer protection laws.

Under the settlement, Shan and Toad has permanently eliminated the old policy of not offering refunds to buyers from Lakewood and Passaic, and agreed to develop and publicize a revised return policy. The new policy, according to an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance (AVC) agreement signed recently by the company, must avoid any imposition of “more restrictive conditions” on certain customers because of where they live if it has the “effect of discriminating based on any protected class … such as religion.”

“This settlement sends a clear message to on-line and mail-order sellers that red-lining – i.e., treating customers from certain areas less favorably based simply on their address -- is not acceptable in New Jersey when it has the effect of discriminating against people based on their faith or any other protected category,” said Attorney General Porrino.

As part of the agreement announced today, the State has imposed a $10,000 suspended penalty against Shan and Toad. The suspended penalty will be vacated within a year unless Shan and Toad is found to have violated the settlement terms during that time.
Under the settlement, Shan and Toad makes no admission of wrongdoing.

Division on Civil Rights Investigator Elise Olgin and Division of Consumer Affairs Chief Investigator Laurie Goodman handled the Shan and Toad matter on behalf of the State.

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