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Supreme Court Debates October 2007 No. 7 Vol. 10
Gender in the Workplace

Gender in the Workplace

Pay Discrimination and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act

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(Excerpted from Supreme Court Debates, October 2007)
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination “against any individual with respect to his compensation … because of such individual’s race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.” The law, however, does not give employees unlimited time to file charges against employers they believe are discriminating. Under Section 706(e), an individual must file a charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) “within 180 days after the alleged unlawful employment practice occurred.”
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Can an Employee Use Title VII of the Civil Rights Act to Sue a Company for Discriminatory Salary Decisions Occurring Outside the Charge-Filing Period?

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