Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. Non-employees working in the workplace are protected from all discrimination.Title VII also prohibits an employer from discriminating against an employee or job candidate based on his or her religion or practicing beliefs. This pamphlet is intended to provide Employers and Employees with general information about their employment rights and responsibilities in New York State. Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination that violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Arizona's Civil Rights Laws prohibit sexual harassment in the workplace. 2. Does the size or type of employer matters? Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as well as state and local laws, prohibit racial discrimination in all New York City workplaces. Under Title VII, it is illegal to harass job applicants and employees due to their sex. Harassment is one form of unlawful discrimination on the basis of the above protected categories.