Yes, it does. The U.S. Supreme Court made this clear in McDonald v. Santa Fe Transportation Co. (1976) when it ruled that Title VII protected Caucasian employees in addition to African-American employees. While Title VII was passed during the Civil Rights Movement in large part because of rampant discrimination against African-Americans, the language applies to any employee based on race. The McDonald v. Santa Fe case involved three employees who were caught stealing company property. The employer retained an African-American employee but discharged the two Caucasian employees involved with the incident. The Court reversed the lower courts and reinstated the two employees discrimination claims under Title VII.

• What types of discrimination does Title VII prohibit?
• Does Title VII apply to all employees?
• What is Title VII?
• Does my state also have anti discrimination laws that protect me as an employee?
• What are some of the major anti discrimination laws at the federal level?
• Can employers really discriminate against employees for any reason?
• What state passed a law that repealed the employment at will doctrine?
• What are some of the most common types of public policy exceptions to the employment at will doctrine?
• How does a court determine a public policy exception to the at will doctrine?
• How did the employment at will doctrine originate in the United States?
• Can the employee handbook that an employer hands out to you constitute a valid contract that binds the employer?
• What broad categories of workers are not subject to the employment at will doctrine?
• What legal doctrine still provides the baseline rule that employees have little protection in the employment relationship in the United States?
• What is a 341 meeting?
• Is there a way to keep certain property by working out a deal with creditors?
• Are there exemptions under state laws?
• What are exempt assets?
• What is the means test?
• What is a bankruptcy trustee?
• What does it cost to file for bankruptcy?