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40 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 824 (1971-1972)
Title VII Reconsidered: The Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972

handle is hein.journals/gwlr40 and id is 836 raw text is: Title VII Reconsidered: The Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 GEORGE P. SAPE* THOMAS J. HART** On March 6 and 8, 1972, the Senate and the House of Representatives, respectively, adopted the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 19721 amending Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.2 When President Nixon signed it into law another step toward effective enforcement of the civil rights guarantees of the Constitution was taken. Although the 1964 Act had fully acknowledged the public responsibility to ensure equal opportunity for basic individual needs such as housing and education, equal employment opportunity was left as a private wrong to be redressed through private action. This denial of society's com- mitment to equal employment opportunity proved significant, and the principles expressed in the 1964 Act were never fully translated into policy. While the 1964 Act did establish a federal agency to deal with the * Deputy Director, Office of Congressional Affairs, Equal Employment Op- portunity Commission * * Professional Staff Member, General Subcommittee on Labor of the House Committee on Education and Labor. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or any other persons or organizations. The authors gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Charles Reischel and David Zugschwerdt of the Office of General Counsel, Equal Employment Op- portunity Commission. 1. Pub. L. No. 92-261, 86 Stat. 103. 2. Pub. L. No. 88-352, 78 Stat. 241 (codified in scattered sections of 5, 28, 42 U.S.C.). July 1972 Vol. 40 No. 5