Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination that violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Employees are entitled to a workplace free of harassment.Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. Under both Massachusetts and federal law, employees must be at least 40 years old to bring a claim for age discrimination. A Charge of Discrimination can be completed through our online system after you submit an online inquiry and we interview you. In Massachusetts, current and prospective workers are protected from discriminatory employment actions under federal and state law. Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Massachusetts Fair Employment Practices Act (M. What Are My Rights in the Workplace? While Massachusetts law prohibits both sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination, many states do no not.