Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, 42 USC 2000e. This document addresses the use of affirmative action and employer use of affirmative action plans under Title VII.Courts may require employers to adopt affirmative action programs as a remedy for discrimination under Title VII. Courts may require employers to adopt affirmative action programs as a remedy for discrimination under Title VII. What happens after I fill out this form? State employers must hire people from minority groups if they are available. Kennedy signed an executive order requiring federally-funded employers to "Take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed . . . These programs tend to focus on access to education and employment in order to redress the disadvantages associated with past and present discrimination. § 34-17-7(1) and § 34-17-7(15).