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Title VII
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended applies to employers who have 15 or more employees (including part and full time employees) at least 20 weeks or more during any single calendar year. If your employee count falls within the previously defined parameters your company can be cited by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a violation of Title VII that includes discrimination and harassment. Retaliation is a tort, which involves civil penalties including punitive damages.
A court of competent jurisdiction may impose punitive damages upon an employer who intentionally violates the laws or where malice is present during employment decisions. A good example of the parameters >of Title VII can be found in the employee handbook provided that the employer has included the policy of equal employment.
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Race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation,
physical or mental disability, medical condition, or veteran status are all classifications of individuals who are protected under Title VII. Sexual harassment is covered under the "sex" discrimination element.
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