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?
Tag: permanent total disability
A Verbal Notice of the Seafarer’s Disability Rating Is Not Enough
The employer claims to have informed the seafarer of his disability rating. Learn why the Supreme Court still awarded the seafarer permanent total disability benefits.
The Seafarer Received His Medical Report When the Parties Filed Their Position Papers
The employer asserted that the seafarer failed to follow the third doctor referral procedure under the POEA SEC. Did the Supreme Court consider the assertion meritorious?
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.
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.
Extent of Disability vs. Determination of Fitness for Sea Duty
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.
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.
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.
