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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

07/02/06 @ 07:29:06 pm by admin

Title VII protects people against employment discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, and religion. Title VII only applies to employers with 15 or more employees, including state and local governments. It also applies to employment agencies, labor organizations, and the federal government.

People may not be denied equal employment opportunity because they are a member of a particular racial group or perceived racial group or because of race based characteristics or because of a marriage to or association with someone of a particular race. Title VII also prohibits employment decisions based on stereotypes and assumptions about abilities, traits, or the performance of individuals of certain racial groups.

It is unlawful to discriminate based on race in recruiting, hiring, promotion, transfer, work assignments, performance evaluations, the work environment, job training, discipline and discharge, wages and benefits, or any other term, condition, or privilege of employment.

Title VII prohibits not only intentional discrimination, but also neutral job policies that disproportionately affect persons of a certain race or color and that are not related to the job and the needs of the business.

Title VII protects employees from harassment that leads to a hostile work environment by prohibiting offensive conduct such as racial or ethnic slurs, racial jokes, derogatory comments, and other verbal or physical conduct based on an individual's race or color. The conduct has to be unwelcome and offensive, and has to be severe or pervasive. Employers are required to take appropriate steps to prevent and correct unlawful harassment. Likewise, employees are responsible for reporting harassment at an early stage to prevent its escalation.

Employees also have a right to be free from retaliation for their opposition to discrimination or their participation in an EEOC proceeding by filing a charge, testifying, assisting, or otherwise participating in an agency proceeding.

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