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Serrano v. Gallant Maritime Case Summary by Charlie Brown is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The Supreme Court ruled that a clause in the Republic Act 8042 that limits the monetary award for illegally dismissed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) with unexpired employment contracts of one year or more to only three months salary is unconstitutional. The clause discriminates against OFWs based on the length of their unexpired employment contracts, violating their right to equal protection under the law. Prior to the law, all OFWs who were illegally dismissed were entitled to salaries for the full unexp
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- Charlie Brown
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