But the court said that New Haven had violated Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
Sellers responded that the company would still have an obligation under Title VII, independent of the outside world.
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Then you would say every single company is in violation of Title VII?
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Since it is so topical, we should mention Title VII and its costs.
To fit within the constraints of Title VII, the federal antidiscrimination law, plaintiff lawyers cleverly packaged this case as being not about the money.
Women saw a huge boost from doors opening for higher-level jobs thanks to Title IX and more equal access to education and Title VII.
We settled the accusations for a few hundred thousand dollars (like Title VII, it is cheaper to pay than to fight) without admitting wrongdoing.
Because employment tests are periodically challenged in court, employers must make sure tests do not violate federal, state, or local EEO laws, including Title VII.
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"The purpose of Title VII is to promote hiring on the basis of job qualifications, rather than on the basis of race or color, " Justice Kennedy said.
Equal Pay: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act provides protection against pay discrimination, but the protection is useless if suits must be brought before employees know of the discrimination.
If sex or age come into play, they can turn to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA).
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It is the broad language of the law, and that of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which has dragged the court into coming up with rules of its own to interpret what Congress meant.
Moreover, Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act allows religious objectors opposed to joining a union to direct all money they would normally pay in union dues or agency fees to a non-religious charity of their choice.
The city said that under a federal civil rights law known as Title VII, employers must ban actions such as promotion tests that would have a "disparate impact" on a protected class, such as a specified race or gender.
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Nevertheless, the court's ruling further smudges the already blurred line between discrimination on the basis of sex, which is what is actually outlawed by Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act (the primary source of sexual-harassment law), and mere incivility or, in Mr Oncale's case, criminal assault.
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