On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964, which banned discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin. In particular, Title VII of the Act, which focused on discrimination by employers with at least 15 employees, provided workers with new ammunition in the fight against discriminatory companies and policies. President Johnson said the Act would help “eliminate the last vestiges of injustice in our beloved country.”
But as it turns out, there was still more work to be done. Today’s in-house counsel aren’t dealing with their parents’ Title VII.
