Will the seafarer’s execution of an Affidavit of Desistance bar the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration from proceeding with an investigation of a recruitment violation?
Author: Paulino Ungos III
Factual Findings of Quasi-judicial Bodies
Factual findings of quasi-judicial bodies accorded respect.
Unsigned Probationary Employment Contracts
Did the employer’s claim of probationary employment succeed?
Company-designated Physician’s Failure to Arrive at a Final Assessment of the Seafarer’s Fitness to Work
A work-related injury is deemed total and permanent by operation of law when the company-designated physician fails to arrive at a final assessment of the seafarer’s fitness to work within the 120/240-day treatment period following his repatriation.
Concealment of Previous “Phlectenille, Right Eye”
Will a seafarer’s concealment of a previous illness (phlectenille, right eye) result in a bar of a claim for lower back injury?
Proper Recourse to Assail the Decisions or Orders of the Secretary of the Department of Labor and Employment
What petition should be filed to assail the decision or order of the Secretary of the Department of Labor and Employment?
Extent of the Awards of Backwages and Separation Pay
The workers of the Continuous Galvanizing Line department of the Philippine Steel Coating Corp. asserted that the awards of backwages and separation pay should have included the period after the closure of the said department until the closure of Philippine Steel Coating Corporation’s entire business. Does this assertion have merit?
Starting the Third Doctor Referral Process
Should the seafarer initiate the third doctor referral process?
Presenting Unsubstantiated Documents to Prove Unpaid Commissions
The employee submitted self-prepared, albeit “meticulously prepared,” documents to support her claim of unpaid commissions. Should this claim be granted?
Sale of Agricultural Land and Waiver of Retention Rights
What effect does a sale of agricultural land have on a landowner’s retention right?
