Title VII

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United States federal statute civil rights law

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

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Title VII canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute ⓘ civil rights law ⓘ
abbreviation	Title VII NERFINISHED ⓘ
amendedBy	Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo	employers with 15 or more employees ⓘ employment agencies ⓘ federal government as an employer ⓘ labor organizations ⓘ
codifiedAt	42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. ⓘ
enactedAsPartOf	Public Law 88-352 NERFINISHED ⓘ
enactmentDate	1964-07-02 ⓘ
enforcedBy	Equal Employment Opportunity Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ
includes	anti-retaliation provisions ⓘ
interpretedToInclude	disparate impact claims ⓘ disparate treatment claims ⓘ hostile work environment claims ⓘ prohibition of discrimination based on gender identity ⓘ prohibition of discrimination based on sexual orientation ⓘ prohibition of sexual harassment ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
keySupremeCourtCase	Bostock v. Clayton County NERFINISHED ⓘ Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Ellerth NERFINISHED ⓘ Faragher v. City of Boca Raton NERFINISHED ⓘ Griggs v. Duke Power Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green NERFINISHED ⓘ Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Civil Rights Act of 1964 NERFINISHED ⓘ
prohibits	employment discrimination based on color ⓘ employment discrimination based on national origin ⓘ employment discrimination based on race ⓘ employment discrimination based on religion ⓘ employment discrimination based on sex ⓘ retaliation against individuals who oppose unlawful employment practices ⓘ retaliation against individuals who participate in Title VII proceedings ⓘ
providesFor	back pay ⓘ compensatory damages subject to caps ⓘ equitable relief including reinstatement ⓘ punitive damages subject to caps ⓘ
purpose	to eliminate employment discrimination in the United States ⓘ
regulates	compensation practices ⓘ firing practices ⓘ hiring practices ⓘ terms and conditions of employment ⓘ
requires	filing of a charge with the EEOC before a federal lawsuit ⓘ posting of notices describing Title VII protections ⓘ
sponsor	United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Public Law 88-352 → hasSection → Title VII ⓘ