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Expanded Maternity Leave (RA 11210)

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  1. For a qualified covered worker’s live childbirth under RA11210, what is the basic maternity-leave period?
  2. What maternity-leave period does RA11210 provide for miscarriage or emergency termination of pregnancy?
  3. For a qualified solo parent’s live childbirth, what additional paid maternity period does RA11210 grant?
  4. A qualified covered worker gives birth outside marriage. The employer denies maternity leave solely because of her civi…
  5. After a qualified live childbirth, the mother elects to allocate up to seven maternity-leave days to the child’s father…
  6. A qualified solo-parent employee has a live childbirth and satisfies all applicable maternity-benefit requirements. She…
  7. A worker otherwise satisfies all applicable RA11210 requirements for her fifth live childbirth. Her employer denies the…
  8. Distinguish the basic childbirth period, solo-parent addition, miscarriage period and optional extension under RA11210.
  9. Explain the distinction between elective allocation under RA11210 and paternity leave under RA8187.
  10. A qualified mother is denied maternity leave solely because she is unmarried and this is her fifth childbirth. Evaluate.
  11. For the SSS maternity benefit under RA 11210, what minimum contribution history does Section 5(a) identify?
  12. Absent the stated medical-emergency qualification, how much prior written notice does Section 5(b) require for the opti…