There are three principal federal dis- crimination statutes: Title VII of the Civil. Rights Act of 1964,2 42 USC 1981, and the.Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. Section 1981 applies to all employers regardless of size, has no specified deadline for filing a complaint, and allows money damages. Title VII and Section 1981 prohibit employers from retaliating against employees because they have engaged in statutorily protected activity. Employees may also make claims under §1981 as it offers some economic and filing benefits not available under Title VII. 42 U.S.C. § 1981; see also Johnson v. Section 1981 grants individuals the right to make and enforce contracts, regardless of race. Juries cannot award a plaintiff more than the statutory maximum under Title VII. This is because Section 1981 and Title VII differ in two relevant ways.