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Practice question: Solo Parent Leave (RA 8972, as amended by RA 11861)

Multiple Choice Hard

Practice question

A documented qualifying solo parent meets the service and other leave requirements and seeks time for a dependent aged24 who cannot fully care for or protect herself because of a stipulated qualifying disability. The employer denies solely because the dependent is over22. Which analysis is correct?
  1. The statutory definition expressly includes the specified over22 disability circumstance
  2. Age over22 categorically defeats every claim
  3. Disability is irrelevant under the definition
  4. Only married dependents qualify
  5. Employment of the dependent is always required

Legal references

  • RA11861 amended RA8972 Sections3 and8: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2022/ra_11861_2022.html

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