Title VII

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits employers from using an individual's race, color, national origin, religion, or sex as a basis for decisions on hiring, discharging, compensation, benefits, classification, and all other terms and conditions of employment. It also forbids retaliation against employees or applicants who lodge complaints against unlawful employer acts covered by Title VII. Continue Title VII

 

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FAQs

1. Does Title VII only protect members of minority groups? 
2. Is an employer in danger of being hit with a reverse discrimination lawsuit under Title VII if it passes over a white candidate, who is best qualified for an open position, in favor of a minority candidate?
3. What is a bona fide occupational qualification?
4. What is the basic test of whether a personnel decision has involved discrimination under Title VII?
5. What elements do the courts look for to prove a case of retaliation under Title VII?
   

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