New Jersey § 10:5-27

§ 10:5-27.

The provisions of this act shall be construed fairly and justly with due regard to

the interests of all parties. Nothing contained in this act shall be deemed to repeal any of the provisions of

the Civil Rights Law 1 or of any other law of this State relating to discrimination because of race, creed,

color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation,

disability, gender identity or expression, nationality or sex or liability for service in the Armed Forces of the United States;

except that, as to practices and acts declared unlawful by section 11 of this act, 2 the procedure herein provided shall, while pending, be exclusive; and the final

determination therein shall exclude any other action, civil or criminal, based on

the same grievance of the individual concerned. Nothing herein contained shall bar, exclude or otherwise affect any right or action,

civil or criminal, which may exist independently of any right to redress against or

specific relief from any unlawful employment practice or unlawful discrimination. With respect only to affectional or sexual orientation and gender identity or expression , nothing contained herein shall be construed to require the imposition of affirmative

action, plans or quotas as specific relief from an unlawful employment practice or

unlawful discrimination. 1

N.J.S.A. § 10:5-1 et seq. 2

N.J.S.A. § 10:5-12.