Title VII

Title VII is the section of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, and that forms the statutory basis for hostile work environment and other workplace discrimination claims in the United States.

Claims that use this term

• Title VII hostile environment claims only succeed on egregious, not merely offensive, conduct.
• Title VII hostile environment claims need no lost sales or tangible harm.