Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. Find information about laws that protect workers.Learn how to claim unpaid wages or file a complaint for employment or housing discrimination. Title VII is a federal law that prohibits employment discrimination based on a worker's race, color, gender, religion, or national origin. Title VII applies to private employers, labor unions and employment agencies. Title VII prohibits an employer with 15 or more employees from discriminating on the basis of race, sex, national origin, and religion. Employment,; Newsletter. Notably, on June 15, 2020, the Supreme Court held in Bostock v.