Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. Discrimination in the workplace is illegal under both federal and state laws.The New Jersey Civil Rights Act is modeled on the federal civil rights law which provides for a civil action for deprivation of civil rights. Learn about equal employment opportunity, affirmative action, and anti-discrimination in New Jersey courts. File a complaint for discrimination. The law has been long settled that the equal protection clause of the Constitution's Fourteenth Amendment prohibit sex discrimination in government workplaces. 1964 was passed primarily to abolish racial discrimination. A charge of discrimination can be completed through our online system after you submit an online inquiry and we interview you. The College prohibits sexual harassment, including sexual violence. Article IV, Section VII, paragraph 12 added effective December 7, 2000.