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. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) proposes to amend the language of its existing recordkeeping regulations under title VII. Instead, an applicant need only show that his need for an accommodation was a motivating factor in the employer's decision. Nothing in Title VII shall "require an employer, employment agency, labor organization or joint labor-management committee sub-. Section 707 of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 authorizes the federal government to sue employers engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination. Plaintiff, Dolly Cook, brings this action for sexual harassment under Title VII, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law. The Equal Pay Act of 1963 and Title VII require that men and women be given equal pay for equal work. Title VII's value resides in its ability to ensure equitable treatment in the workplace.