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Facts: VelaTech, a private medical devices manufacturer, employs supervisor Kai. Kai actively participates in an on-site safety committee and files a wage-dispute complaint with the regional DOLE. Within 12 hours, his immediate supervisor issues a written reprimand for "failure to attend a mandatory safety briefing" tied to a team meeting held two weeks earlier, followed by a 2-day suspension. Kai contends the reprimand and suspension are retaliatory for his protected activities and notes several coworkers who committed the same offense were not warned or suspended. (a) Identify the controlling doctrine governing retaliatory measures against employees who exercise labor rights. (b) Distinguish the controlling rule for unfair labor practices by employers versus legitimate disciplinary actions. (c) Apply the doctrine to Kai’s case and determine whether the reprimand and suspension constitute unfair labor practices, and what remedies may be available.