(a) The term 'person' includes one or more individuals, governments, governmental agencies, political subdivisions, labor unions, partnerships, associations, corporations, legal representatives, mutual companies, joint-stock companies, trusts, unincorporated organizations, trustees, trustees in cases under Title 11, or receivers.

To enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide injunctive relief against discrimination in public accommodations, to authorize the attorney General to institute suits to protect constitutional rights in public facilities and public education, to extend the Commission on Civil Rights, to prevent discrimination in federally assisted programs, to establish a Commission on Equal Employment Opportunity, and for other purposes.īe it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the 'Civil Rights Act of 1964'. Cross references to Title VII as enacted appear in italics following each section heading. 1981), to provide for the recovery of compensatory and punitive damages in cases of intentional violations of Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. In addition, section 102 of the CRA (which is printed elsewhere in this publication) amends the Revised Statutes by adding a new section following section 1977 (42 U.S.C. 111-2) amend several sections of Title VII. 102-166) ( CRA) and the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 (Pub. Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. 88-352) (Title VII), as amended, as it appears in volume 42 of the United States Code, beginning at section 2000e. EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is the text of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Pub.

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