EPISODE 111: Pregnancy at Work Rights vs. Management Prerogative

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When a pregnant employee is reassigned to another location, what are the boundaries of an employer’s management prerogative? When do such actions constitute constructive dismissal or pregnancy-based discrimination? Listen to the #SupremeCourtPH Podcast with guest Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Maria Theresa V. Mendoza-Arcega, Vice President of the International Association of Women Judges. Supreme Court Chief Communications Officer Atty. Mike Navallo and Justice Arcega explore these issues and discuss the rights of women in the workplace within the context of the case of Paulino v. Sutherland Global Services, Inc.-Clark, G. R. No. 262564. This decision was penned by Associate Justice Henri Jean Paul B. Inting and decided by the Supreme Court Third Division on August 6, 2025.