Title Iv

Title VII

MGT/434

September 10, 2012

Jeff Herring

Title VII

In order for employers to effectively conduct business it is imperative that they adhere to governmental rules and regulations. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 has an imposed Title that protects individuals from all levels and forms of workplace discrimination. This paper will discuss the evolution and history of Title VII, its application, who is covered, and the company policies that are in place to avoid violations. It will also highlight the disparate impacts of discrimination and its treatments. Along with how the law defines sexual harassment and the nature to how employers are to address complaints.

Title VII History and Evolution

The history and evolution of Title VII and its amendments is there "are many issues under employee’s rights regarding the Civil Rights Act of 1964, although other titles that were created under this Act. The creation of the legal steps for nondiscrimination in voting, education, public accommodation and federally assisted programs came from the Civil Rights Acts of 1964. The end of slavery in our country forced a bond development to occur between people who had no social or legal relationship with the rest of the world. Jim Crow laws were developed because of this separation. During this period, the separation of blacks and whites was regulated by this law in every way of life and causing the practice of discrimination.

The driving force behind the enactment of Title VII is racial discrimination. Title VII states that "it shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer to fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any individual, or otherwise to discriminate against any individual with respect to his compensation, terms, conditions or privileges of employment, because of such individual's race, color, religion, sex or national origin.” This title also makes it unlawful to "limit, segregate, or classify his employees or applicants for employment in any...