Title VII's value resides in its ability to ensure equitable treatment in the workplace. Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin.Numbering of Title VII Instructions. 2. 5.0 Title VII Introductory Instruction. 3. Title VII is a federal law that prohibits employment discrimination based on a worker's race, color, gender, religion, or national origin. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2000a of this title and Tables. Until the late 1970's, the term sexual harassment was not a phrase heard as a violation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Thomas, 2016). Act of 1964 as amended. 2014) (declining to reach the issue in the context of Title VII and EPA claims). Application Process - Starting Out.