Should the seafarer initiate the third doctor referral process?
Category: Social Legislation
Sale of Agricultural Land and Waiver of Retention Rights
What effect does a sale of agricultural land have on a landowner’s retention right?
No Danger to the Safety of the Crew or Vessel
In justifying dismissal, the employer claimed that the employee posed a clear and existing danger to the safety of the crew or vessel. Was this claim proven?
Secular View of Morality
Will an employee’s premarital relations with her boyfriend and the resulting pregnancy out of wedlock constitute immorality that could be a just cause for dismissal?
The Goal of Adequate and Sustained Agricultural Production
Was the agreement between the parties in this case allowed under Presidential Decree No. 27?
My Reliance on the Disputable Presumption of Work-relatedness is Sufficient
In a situation where the seafarer’s illness was disputably presumed to be work-related, is the seafarer no longer required to prove that his illness was caused by (or at least aggravated by) his work?
But One of the Three Witnesses Recanted his Testimony
One of the three witnesses recanted his testimony against the accused. Should the accused be liable only for simple illegal recruitment?
Seafarer’s Work-related Death During Employment
With regard to the heirs’ recovery of death benefits, should the death of the seafarer be shown to have happened during the term of his employment?
No Objection to Company-designated Physician’s Assessment
Entitlement to disability benefits by seamen on overseas work is a matter governed, not only by medical findings but, by law and by contract.
Effect of Delaying Payment of Just Compensation
Is the landowner entitled to a payment of annual interest of 12% on the unpaid balance of just compensation, even if he was already granted the 6% annual incremental interest prescribed under prevailing rules?
