Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. Title VII Civil Rights Act of 1964.The federal Fair Housing Act is contained in Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968. It was amended in 1974 and again in 1978. Note: Maryland employment anti-discrimination law applies only to those employers with 15 or more employees. Generally, a complaint must be filed with OCR within 180 calendar days of the date of the alleged discrimination. Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (Fair Housing Act), as amended, prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of dwellings. At the federal level, Title VII of the. Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects employees from discrimination in his or her. LoYoLA U.L.J. (Chicago) 315 (1974). 37.