The foreign employer relied on its country’s HIV policy when it terminated the employee’s job. Was the employer able to successfully defend itself from the employee’s illegal dismissal complaint?
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Regardless of the Cause of Repatriation
In one case, the Office of the Labor Arbiter ruled that the mandatory three-day reporting requirement for a post-employment examination under the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration Standard Employment Contract does not apply when the seafarer is repatriated due to expiration of his employment contract. Was this ruling sustained by the Supreme Court?
Consequences of Deliberate Concealment
Can the employer in this case be said to have waived its right to deny liability from paying disability benefits?
PTSD and Claims for Disability Benefits
Find out whether the seafarer diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder was granted his claim for disability benefits.
But She Went Home for Personal Reasons
Find out why the Supreme Court did not believe the employer’s claim of voluntary resignation by the employee.
Invalid Addendum
An Overseas Filipino Worker executed an Addendum that modified his employment contract. Can he be bound by the same?
Food Provisions on a Ship
The Supreme Court took judicial notice of food provisions on a ship which are produced at one time for long journeys across the oceans and seas.
Seafarer’s Surviving Legitimate Spouse, a Necessary Party in a Complaint for Death Benefits
Will the failure to implead the seafarer’s surviving legitimate spouse result in the dismissal of a complaint for death benefits?
Guarded Prognosis
Would a guarded prognosis and suggested disability grading constitute a valid disability assessment?
A Seafarer’s Cause of Action Arises Upon His Disembarkation from the Vessel
The employers denied liability for permanent total disability benefits, arguing that the seafarer had finished his employment contract without any medical issue.
