Title VII and its Impact in the Workplace

Title VII and it Impact in the Workplace Title VII of the Civil Rights Act plays a pivotal role in defining the employment practices found in today's work environment. The law enacted in 1964 prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, or national origin. Since its inception, Title VII has sparked an increase in anti-discrimination laws designed to "promote fairness, equality, and opportunity within the workplace" (Bennett-Alexander & Hartman, 2003, p. 5). With the 40th …

…others differences, it is our hope that discrimination based on race, religion, gender, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, veteran status and the like, will finally become nonexistence. References Bennett-Alexander, Dawn D. & Hartman, Laura P. (2001). Employment Law for Business (3rd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Primis Custom Publishing. http://www.eeoc.gov. Retrieved from the World Wide Web on May 31, 2004. http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/fs-race.html. Retrieved from the World Wide Web on May 31, 2004.