Harassment is prohibited in all workplaces, even those with fewer than five employees. (Title VII), prohibits employers from discriminating against employees and applicants for employment based on race, color, religion, national origin, and sex.Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. Title VII and the ADA require employees to file a charge with the EEOC within 180 days of the last discriminatory act before they can bring a civil suit. Title VII also prohibits discrimination because of participation in schools or places of worship associated with a particular racial, ethnic or religious group. Title 7 prohibits discrimination at all levels of the hiring process as well as throughout employment. The pivotal federal legislation that barred workplace discrimination was the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The City enacted the nation's first AIDS discrimination law (Los Angeles Municipal. Code Sections 45.80 – 45.93) in 1985. Responsible for enforcing Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.