Under the 1964 Civil Rights Act, state and local governments and their employees were excluded from Title VII coverage. Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin.Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a federal law that makes it illegal to discriminate employees based on race, color, religion, or sex. Employment at will is the basic rule of the relationship between employer and employee in North Carolina. This blog post will discuss the different types of discrimination unlawful in North Carolina. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), which prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion or national origin. Title VII forbids discrimination in employment based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, with some limited exceptions. A charge of discrimination can be completed through our online system after you submit an online inquiry and we interview you. This post examines the fundamentals of employment discrimination in North Carolina so that you can be more fully informed before taking legal action. In North Carolina, it's illegal for employers of a certain size to discriminate based on race, gender, pregnancy, age, religion, and other characteristics.