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Practice question: Disability (RA 7277, Title III, Ch. 1)

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Practice question

After offering employment, a company requires the same entrance medical examination for all entering workers. It then circulates a disabled applicant's full medical file to all staff, claiming that a permissible examination makes all disclosure lawful. Which is correct under Section 33?
  1. Uniform examination authorizes public circulation.
  2. Only disabled workers may ever be examined.
  3. All post-offer examinations are prohibited.
  4. Permissible examination does not erase separate confidential-record requirements and limited authorized disclosures.
  5. Payroll staff may publish records to promote curiosity.

Legal references

  • RA 7277 Sections 4,32–33 (employment discrimination and medical examination): https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra 1992/ra_7277_1992.html

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