Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

A) prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, or national origin.
B) penalizes the top executives in an organization for misconduct.
C) is basically the same as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
D) discourages whistle-blowers from reporting misconduct.
E) prohibits pay discrimination on the basis of gender.

Title VII

A section of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibiting employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

Civil Rights Act

A landmark piece of legislation in the United States, enacted in 1964, that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

Discrimination

Unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, sex, or disability.