Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. U.S. Code Citation: 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e to 2000e-17.They allege that Travis County employment policies violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. B. Hostile Work Environment. ("Title. VII"). The Equal Employment Opportunity. Commission ("EEOC") filed the case in the district court and Travis intervened as a party-plaintiff. One of the keys to citing statutes properly is knowing where to find the proper legal citation abbreviations.