Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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United States federal statute civil rights law

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark U.S. federal law that prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute → civil rights law →
abbreviation	Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 → surface form: "Title VII"
allows	private civil actions by aggrieved employees →
amendedBy	Civil Rights Act of 1991 → Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 →
appliesTo	employers with 15 or more employees → employment → employment agencies → labor organizations →
codifiedAt	42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. →
codifiedIn	Title 42 of the United States Code →
country	United States of America → surface form: "United States"
dateEnacted	1964-07-02 →
effectiveDate	1964-07-02 →
enactedBy	United States Congress →
enforcedBy	Equal Employment Opportunity Commission →
expandedBy	Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 →
interpretedToInclude	discrimination based on gender identity as sex discrimination → discrimination based on sexual orientation as sex discrimination → hostile work environment claims → quid pro quo sexual harassment → sexual harassment as sex discrimination →
jurisdiction	United States of America → surface form: "United States"
landmarkCase	Bostock v. Clayton County → Griggs v. Duke Power Co. → McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green → Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson → Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc. → Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins →
partOf	Civil Rights Act of 1964 →
prohibits	discriminatory compensation practices → discriminatory firing practices → discriminatory hiring practices → discriminatory terms, conditions, or privileges of employment → employment discrimination → retaliation for opposing unlawful employment practices → retaliation for participating in Title VII proceedings →
prohibitsDiscriminationOnBasisOf	color → national origin → race → religion → sex →
purpose	to eliminate employment discrimination →
requires	equal employment opportunity → filing of a charge with the EEOC before suit →
shortTitle	Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 →
signedIntoLawBy	Lyndon B. Johnson →

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 → abbreviation → Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 →

this entity surface form: "Title VII"

Civil Rights Act of 1991 → amends → Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 →

Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 → amends → Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 →

Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 → amends → Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 →

Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 → amendsPart → Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 →

LMRDA → containsTitle → Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 →

this entity surface form: "Title VII"

USA PATRIOT Act → containsTitle → Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 →

this entity surface form: "Title VII"

Employment Litigation Section → enforces → Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 →

this entity surface form: "Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (as to public employers)"

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission → enforces → Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 →

United States labor law → hasKeyFederalStatute → Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 →

Bostock v. Clayton County → holding → Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 →

this entity surface form: "Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers from firing individuals for being homosexual"

Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson → holding → Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 →

this entity surface form: "Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits hostile work environment sexual harassment as a form of sex discrimination"

Civil Rights Division → legalAuthority → Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 →

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission → legalBasis → Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 →

Griggs v. Duke Power Co. → legalIssue → Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 →

Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (2007) dissent → legalIssue → Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 →

Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson → legalSubject → Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 →

Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 → partOf → Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 →

Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 → relatedTo → Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 →

Equal Pay Act of 1963 → relatedTo → Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 →

Executive Order 11246 → relatedTo → Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 →

Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2019 → relatedTo → Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 →

Public Law 88-38 → relatedTo → Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 →

Title X – Community Relations Service → relatedTo → Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 →

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 → shortTitle → Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 →

Bostock v. Clayton County → statuteInterpreted → Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 →

Griggs v. Duke Power Co. → statuteInterpreted → Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 →

McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green → statuteInterpreted → Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 →

Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc. → statuteInterpreted → Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 →

Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins → statuteInterpreted → Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 →

Civil Rights Act of 1964 → title → Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 →

this entity surface form: "Title VII – Equal Employment Opportunity"

CRA 1964 → title → Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 →

subject surface form: "Civil Rights Act of 1964"

this entity surface form: "Title VII"