How does the Civil Rights Act of 1964 provide employees additional protections?
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 bars employment discrimination based on national origin, race, color, religion, and sex. Only employers with fifteen or more employees for 20 or more weeks in the preceding or current calendar year are covered. Title VII covers discrimination in any aspect of employment. What is the basis for regulating immigration-related unfair employment practices? Section 274B of the INA specifically prohibits discrimination based on national origin or citizenship status. Can employers discriminate against employees requiring visa sponsorship? Non-immigrant aliens, whether work authorized or not, aliens not in legal status in the U.S. and others requiring visa sponsorship are not protected by the anti-discrimination provisions in IRCA. However, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 offers some protections to these individuals in so far as employers who appear to be inconsistent in who they consider for sponsorship and who they dont may be found to have
