The following excerpt is from Ahmed v. San Joaquin Reg'l Rail Comm'n, No. 2:10-cv-3069-GEB-EFB PS (E.D. Cal. 2012):
As previously explained in the June 7, 2011 and October 31, 2011 orders, Title VII, 42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq., forbids employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. 42 U.S.C. 2000e-2(a)(1); Brown v. Gen. Servs. Admin., 425 U.S. 820, 825, 829, 834-35 (1976). An employee may show violations of Title VII by proving disparate treatment, a hostile work environment, or retaliation for protected activities.
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