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Practice question: Persons with Disability (RA 7277, as amended by RA 10524)

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Practice question

A private corporation with 150 employees says that because its one-percent reservation is merely encouraged, it may pay qualified workers less solely because of disability. Assess the argument.

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1992/ra_7277_1992.html — RA 7277, sections 4(h) and (l), 32–33, reasonable accommodation, qualification, and employment discrimination.
  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2013/ra_10524_2013.html — RA 10524 section 1, replacing RA 7277 section 5, employment equality and reserved positions.

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