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Title VII
The Civil Rights movement in America had seen many political promises, without much action in the decade prior to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. There were Acts of Congress that slightly applied to the demands of the minority leaders and women\'s rights activists; the Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1960 primarily focused on voting rights. Both Acts were signed into law by President Eisenhower.
According to Wikipedia.org, the Civil Rights Act containing discrimination protection was initially promised to the country by President John F. Kennedy in a civil rights speech in June of 1963. Kennedy brought the bill before Congress, but was not able to see it through. The year following his assassination President Lyndon Johnson saw the bill through Congress and signed it into law on July 2, 1964. (wikipedia.org, 2004) Activist Martin Luther King Jr. was among the many guests invited to witness the signing of the Act.
According to the information found on the Department of Labor website, in 1979 the duties and responsibilities of the Civil Service Commission were transferred to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The EEOC now oversees the enforcement of the Title VII laws. Any claims of harassment that are covered by Title VII, and are to be pursued legally, must be filed with the EEOC. This organization is in place to specialize in the resolution of such complaints. (www.dol.gov/oasam, 2006)
Title VII
Until 1986 sex discrimination had included affairs regarding gender, however, in the Supreme Court case Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson, 477 U.S. 57, which occurred in 1986, the court ruled that sexual harassment qualifies as sexual discrimination and is therefore protected under the umbrella of Title VII.
In 1991, a Civil Rights Act was signed by President George Bush which amended Title VII of the CRA of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment...
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