Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the TCHRA prohibit discrimination based on the gender of the employee or prospective employee.Find information about laws that protect workers. Learn how to claim unpaid wages or file a complaint for employment or housing discrimination. The Civil Rights Act contains a provision, Title VII, that prohibits employment discrimination based on race, gender, national origin, and religion. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a federal law that protects employees against discrimination based on certain specified characteristics. Title VII also makes it illegal to discriminate based on sex in the payment of wages and benefits. Of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Under Title VII, covered employers cannot discriminate against an employee based on the employee's sex. Title VII prohibits an employer with 15 or more employees from discriminating on the basis of race, sex, national origin, and religion.