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Dela Cruz-Cagampan vs. One Network Bank, Inc.

CATHERINE DELA CRUZ-CAGAMPAN, PETITIONER, VS. ONE NETWORK BANK, INC., [ONE NETWORK BANK]/OR ALEX V. BUENAVENTURA, PRESIDENT/MYRNA S. VIADO, HR HEAD, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 217414 |

SECOND DIVISION

DECISION
 
LEONEN, SAJ.:
 
An employer's blanket policy of no-spouse employment is discriminatory. To justify its enforcement, the employer must clearly establish a reasonable business necessity.

This Court resolves a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] filed by Catherine Dela Cruz-Cagampan (Catherine) assailing the Court of Appeals' Decision[2] and Resolution.[3] The Court of Appeals reversed the National Labor Relations Commission's[4] affirmation of the Labor Arbiter finding that Catherine was illegally dismissed, and thus, entitled to reinstatement and full backwages.

On June 11,...