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g. Inflicting harm on health and well-being - it shall be unlawful to force any person to
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any medical or physical examination, psychological treatment, faith-based practices, and other
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similar procedures based solely or partly on any of the grounds referred to in Section 4.
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h. Engaging in profiling - It shall be illegal for any person, including members of the
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military and law enforcement agencies, to engage in profiling based solely or partly on the
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grounds included in Section 4.
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i. Abuses by state and non-state actors - It shall be unlawful for any government
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agencies, including local government units, police, military, and immigration, to harass verbally
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or physically, to curtail freedom of movement, or to extort from a person or a group of persons
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on the basis of the grounds stipulated in Section 4. This prohibition applies to similar abuses
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committed by non-state actors.
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j. Detention and confinement - It shall be unlawful to detain and confine a person or
groups of persons based directly or indirectly on the grounds under Section 4.
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k. Other analogous circumstances - Any analogous acts which shall have the effect or
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purpose of impairing or nullifying the recognition, enjoyment, or exercise of the person's
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human rights and fundamental freedoms are also prohibited.
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Section 6. Exceptions - It shall not be unlawful for an employer, labor contractor or
labor organization:
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To take any action otherwise prohibited under Sections 4 and 5 of this Act where
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ethnicity, race, religion or belief, political inclination, SOCial class, sex, gender,
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sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, civil status, disability,
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HIV Status and other medical condition, are bona fide occupational
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qualifications reasonably necessary to the normal operation of the particular
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business or where the differentiation is based on reasonable factors;
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Code or other related laws;
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To discharge or otherwise discipline an individual for just causes under the Labor
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To take any other action otherwise prohibited under Sections 4 and S of this Act,
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provided that said action be duly certified by the Secretary of Labor and
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Employment to be in accordance with the purposes of this Act.
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