Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. A charge of discrimination must be filed within 300 days after the alleged discriminatory action, or one year for a Fair Housing case.This Act empowers EEOC to bring civil action against any organization, which is alleged to be practicing discrimination. IDHR complaints must be filed within 180 days of the date of the discrimination. The IDHR has 365 days to review a claim. Equal Employment Opportunity is a Federal law, covered under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It banned discriminatory practices in employment and ended segregation in public places such as swimming pools, libraries, and public schools. An accompanying manual contains a summary of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and. City of Chicago,3 the Supreme Court held that the later application of a policy with a disparate impact constituted a discriminatory "use" of the policy. Notably, on June 15, 2020, the Supreme Court held in Bostock v.