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1964 Legislation And Discrimination

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Legislation is needed in the US to secure equal treatment to US citizens and they keep everyone on track. Legislation is the law and without the law everyone would be thinking of themselves and nothing would be fair. In the workplace, employees were being discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, national origin or sex. Employers were allowed to fire or not employ an individual because they were a minority. The Civil rights act of 1964 was passed and banned discrimination and segregation on the basis of religion, race, national origin and gender in the workplace. This civil rights act includes Title VII which makes it illegal for an employer to discriminate against an employee or job applicant. The EEOC (Equal opportunity

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