Title VII provides a framework for the regulation of swap markets, which were largely responsible for the 2008 financial crisis. A common defense in these Title VII lawsuits is that the employee or former employee was not subjected to an adverse employment action.Today's hearing is enti tled, ''Challenges Facing the U.S. Capital Markets to Effectively. Implement Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act. Civil Rights Act of 1964. The landmark event in federal anti-discrimination legislation was the Civil Rights Act of 1964, particularly its Title VII. Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act contains the US framework regulating OTC derivatives (swaps), including its G20 commitments for the reporting, clearing and. The purpose of this site is to provide information from and about the Judicial Branch of the US Government. Section 963 of the DoddFrank Act further requires that (1) SEC annually submit a report to. "'Race' and 'sex' are general terms that, in everyday usage, require modi-.