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Practice question: Solo Parenthood (RA 8972, Sec. 7, as amended)

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Practice question

A worker’s circumstances change so that she no longer meets the statutory solo-parent status. She says a prior card makes every future solo-parent benefit irrevocable. The employer says this also permits adverse stereotyping of current qualified solo parents. Which is correct?
  1. Current eligibility follows Section16, while Section7 still prohibits discrimination against those protected by its terms
  2. A prior card creates permanent eligibility regardless of facts
  3. Change of one worker’s status licenses discrimination against all
  4. The Act has no eligibility conditions
  5. All statutory protections expire for the entire workplace

Legal references

  • RA11861 amended RA8972 Sections7 and16: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2022/ra_11861_2022.html

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