Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is the federal law that prohibits religious discrimination in the workplace. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination based on religion.Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a federal law, and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA) prohibit religious discrimination. A Pennsylvania-compliant employee policy on religious accommodations under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. This is because Title VII does not require an employer to make any accommodation for an employee's religious beliefs that would "pose an undue hardship. While private religious schools can function under a single religion, public schools cannot.