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Star Paper Corporation, et al. vs. Ronaldo D. Simbol, et al.

STAR PAPER CORPORATION, JOSEPHINE ONGSITCO & SEBASTIAN CHUA, Petitioners, versus RONALDO D. SIMBOL, WILFREDA N. COMIA & LORNA E. ESTRELLA, Respondents.

G.R. No. 164774 | 2006-04-12

SECOND DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
 
PUNO, J.
 
We are called to decide an issue of first impression: whether the policy of the employer banning spouses from working in the same company violates the rights of the employee under the Constitution and the Labor Code or is a valid exercise of management prerogative. 
 
At bar is a Petition for Review on Certiorari of the Decision of the Court of Appeals dated August 3, 2004 in CA-G.R. SP No. 73477 reversing the decision of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) which affirmed the ruling of the Labor Arbiter. 
 
Petitioner Star Paper Corporation (the...