LandmarkLabor Law

GMA Network v. 142 Workers

No confirmed citationJanuary 1, 2026

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Cited for

Regularization of Production Staff

Why it matters

Affirmed that production staff — including producers, writers, and directors — working for a broadcast network are regular employees, not independent contractors, because the network exercises the requisite control over their work under the four-fold test.

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