Sadia recently submitted her resume to a small marketing firm. A few days later, she was invited for an interview. At her interview, the company representative asks her about how she plans to manage office and household work. Moreover, he is curt with her and does not give her enough time to respond to his questions. Sadia suspects that she is being discriminated against because she is Muslim and a woman. If her suspicion is true, which laws will protect Sadia if she decides to press charges against the company representative

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibit businesses to give differential treatment based on their employees' gender, ethnicity, religion, race, or their home country of origin.

Businesses entities who are proven to violate this Act will be subjected to a lawsuit. On average, smaller businesses who violate this law can be forced to pay around $50,000 in fine to the victim. But if the business is bigger (more than 500 employees) the payment could increase to up to $300,000.