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?
Find out whether the seafarer diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder was granted his claim for disability benefits.
Find out why the Supreme Court did not believe the employer’s claim of voluntary resignation by the employee.
An Overseas Filipino Worker executed an Addendum that modified his employment contract. Can he be bound by the same?
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.
Will the failure to implead the seafarer’s surviving legitimate spouse result in the dismissal of a complaint for death benefits?
Would a guarded prognosis and suggested disability grading constitute a valid disability assessment?
The employers denied liability for permanent total disability benefits, arguing that the seafarer had finished his employment contract without any medical issue.
What effect would a refusal on the part of the seafarer to comply with his medical treatment have on his claim for disability benefits?
The Supreme Court clarified the 120/240 day rule with regard to the extent of the disability of the seafarer as against the company-designated physician’s duty to issue a final medical assessment.
