Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
What is the full name for Title VII of the Civil Rights Act?
For Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, full name is Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; employee threshold is 15; requirement is 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; counting note is any worker who qualifies as an employee is counted, including part-time employees, seasonal employees, and temporary employees, verified against its source on 2026-11-01.
If a complaint against a business (or some other private employer) involves race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, disability or genetic information, the business is covered by the laws we enforce if it has 15 or more employees who worked for the employer for at least twenty calendar weeks (in this year or last).
— eeoc.gov, retrieved 2026-09-29
- Law
- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act our reading
- Full name
- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 verified
- Employee threshold
- 15 verified
- Requirement
- 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 verified
- Counting note
- any worker who qualifies as an employee is counted, including part-time employees, seasonal employees, and temporary employees verified
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Where each value comes from
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Law and Full name
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission shall include in the annual report transmitted to the President and the Congress pursuant to Section 715 of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2000e–14), a statement of the progress that has been made in achieving the purpose of this order.
Requirement
(1) 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; or
Counting note
In determining whether an employer is covered, any worker who qualifies as an employee is counted, including part-time employees, seasonal employees, and temporary employees. Independent contractors and other non-employees, such as owners, are not counted.
— all from eeoc.gov, retrieved 2026-09-29
Sources
- eeoc.govhttps://www.eeoc.gov/employers/coverage-businessprivate-employers
- uscode.house.govhttps://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2000e-2&num=0&edition=prelim
- uscode.house.govhttps://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2000e&num=0&edition=prelim
- eeoc.govhttps://www.eeoc.gov/employers/how-do-you-count-number-employees-employer-has