[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 4]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1606.2]

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                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
                               COMMISSION
 
PART 1606--GUIDELINES ON DISCRIMINATION BECAUSE OF NATIONAL ORIGIN--Table of 
Contents
 
Sec. 1606.2  Scope of title VII protection.

    Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, protects 
individuals against employment discrimination on the basis of race, 
color, religion, sex or

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national origin. The title VII principles of disparate treatment and 
adverse impact equally apply to national origin discrimination. These 
Guidelines apply to all entities covered by title VII (collectively 
referred to as ``employer'').