Title VІІ of the 1964 civil rights act was one of the first of these 1960s era laws. As amended by the 1972 Equal employment opportunity act. Title VІІ states that an employer cannot discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, specifically, it states that it shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer:
- To fail or refuse to hire or to discharge an individual or otherwise to discriminate against any individual with respect to his/her compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, because of such individual’s race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
- To limit, segregate, or classify his/her employees or applicants for employment in any way that would deprive or tend to deprive any individual of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect his/her status as an employee, because of such individual’s race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.