Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA) prohibit discrimination based upon an employee's national origin.Your case may also fall under federal law – specifically Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act – but only if your company employees 15 or more people. These include: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.