The seafarer filed his complaint for permanent total disability benefits after the company-designated physician declared the him fit to work. Will his complaint prosper?
Category: Social Legislation
Rules on Seafarer Claims for Permanent Total Disability Benefits
The company-designated physician failed to issue a medical assessment within the prescribed periods. He was also unable to provide a justification for the extension of the treatment.
Judicial Review of Orders or Decisions of the Department of Agrarian Reform Adjudication Board
What mode of appeal should one adopt for orders or decisions of Department of Agrarian Reform Adjudication Board?
Establish Compliance with the Post-employment Medical Examination
Comply with the post-employment medical examination requirement.
No Basis to Award Salary Equivalent to 3 Months
Relief for Illegally Dismissed Migrant Workers
Company-designated Physician’s Failure to Make a Definite Assessment
Effect of the company-designated physician’s failure to make a definitive assessment.
Prematurely Filing a Complaint for Permanent Total Disability Benefits
The seafarer filed a complaint praying for permanent total disability benefits 141 days from his medical repatriation. Will the complaint prosper?
Effects of Withdrawal of Complaint/Desistance
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?
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?
