Sexual harassment is a very strong phrase within the workplace. Those two words send chills of fear through most managers. Before the 1970’s these words were nothing more than words. In 1964 the Civil Rights Act was passed in order to set some laws on the subject of employee discrimination. The main point of Title VII is to protect employees from discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. This paper will discuss the evolution of Title VII, its impact in the workplace, what individuals are covered and which ones are not, and some policies that companies should have to avoid doing anything to violate the laws of Title VII.