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Under RA 10911 (Age Discrimination in Employment), a private hospital, MediCare General Hospital, posts for a 'Nurse Supervisor' with an explicit age cap: 'Applicants must be under 40 years old.' A 52-year-old nurse with 26 years of experience is rejected; a 34-year-old nurse with 9 years is hired. In a separate internal promotion cycle, a 44-year-old lead nurse with an exemplary record is bypassed in favor of a 29-year-old with similar qualifications. Which of the following analyses best identifies the controlling doctrine and applies the Act to both actions, including any defenses and available remedies and enforcement agencies?

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The law allows an age cap only if it is a general policy applicable to all applicants regardless of job type; the hospital’s specific nurse-supervisor position would not be covered; consequently, both actions are permissible. The controlling doctrine is that RA 10911 prohibits age-based discrimination in hiring and promotion; the explicit cap of 'under 40' is presumptively discriminatory and, absent proof of a bona fide occupational qualification or legitimate business necessity, both actions violate the Act; remedies include reinstatement, back wages, and damages; enforcement involves the Department of Labor and Employment and the Commission on Human Rights. Legitimate business necessity can always justify age-based restrictions in hospitals; therefore neither the hiring nor the promotion bypass violates RA 10911; remedies would be limited to non-monetary relief. RA 10911 does not apply to internal promotions; thus the bypassed promotion is not a violation, while the hiring action may be; the remedies depend on DOLE guidelines.

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