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  Title VII prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, religion and national origin. 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a)(1)(1982). A plaintiff may bring an action against an employer under a disparate treatment and/or disparate impact theory. 

In disparate treatment cases, the employer is normally alleged to have 'treat[ed] a person less favorably than others because of the person's race, color, religion, sex, or national origin....' International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United States, 431 U.S. 324, 335 n.15, 52 L. Ed. 2d 396, 97 S. Ct. 1843 (1977). The plaintiff has the initial burden in such a case of ...