Labor Law
10% of the Bar.
Employment relations, security of tenure, wages, and social legislation.
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Examined in Labor Law and Social Legislations· 10% of the exam
22syllabus topics15curated cases9statutes2lessons
The syllabus
22Tap a topic to drill only that topic.
Labor Standards — Wages and Hours of WorkLabor Standards — Leave BenefitsLabor Standards — Termination of EmploymentLabor Relations — Union RegistrationLabor Relations — Collective BargainingLabor Relations — Unfair Labor PracticesLabor Relations — Strikes and LockoutsNLRC Procedures and JurisdictionIllegal DismissalConstructive DismissalWage DistortionEmployees CompensationSocial Security ActGSIS ActPhilHealth ActPag-IBIG FundMigrant Workers ActAnti-Sexual Harassment ActSafe Spaces ActSolo Parents Welfare ActTelecommuting ActDomestic Workers Act
Lessons
2Worked through one problem at a time.
The cases
15Each one's doctrine, and the ruling behind it when the citation checks out.
Docket confirmed against the ruling
14- G.R. No. 859851993· DigestPhilippine Airlines v. NLRCLimits of management prerogative — employees must be heard on, or at least informed of, disciplinary rules affecting their tenure
- G.R. No. 1308661998· DigestSt. Martin Funeral Home v. NLRCJudicial Review of NLRC Decisions via Rule 65 Certiorari in the Court of Appeals
- G.R. No. 1170402000· DigestSerrano v. NLRCThe Serrano Doctrine — Full Backwages for Termination Without the Required Notice
- G.R. No. 1380512004· DigestSonza v. ABS-CBNIndependent Contractor / Control Test
- G.R. No. 1474202004· DigestOdango v. NLRCMonthly-Paid Employees / No Work, No Pay; Sec. 2, Rule IV, Book III IRR Void
- G.R. No. 1586932004· DigestAgabon v. NLRCDismissal for Just Cause Without Statutory Due Process; Nominal Damages (Agabon Doctrine)
- G.R. No. 1647742006· DigestStar Paper Corp. v. SimbolNo-spouse employment policy — valid only on proof of a reasonable business necessity (BFOQ)
- G.R. No. 1700872006· DigestFrancisco v. NLRCTwo-Tiered Test for Employment Status
- G.R. No. 1680812008· DigestYrasuegui v. PALFailure to meet continuing weight standards — analogous just cause (Art. 282(e)) and BFOQ
- G.R. No. 1676142009· DigestSerrano v. Gallant Maritime Services, Inc.OFW Rights / Unconstitutional 3-Month Cap
- G.R. No. 1605062010· DigestAliviado v. Procter & Gamble Phils., Inc.Labor-Only Contracting
- G.R. No. 2000942013· DigestVigilla v. Philippine College of CriminologySolidary Liability in Labor-Only Contracting
- G.R. Nos. 204944-452014· DigestFuji Television Network, Inc. v. EspirituSuccessive Fixed-Term Contracts / Regular Employment
- G.R. No. 2517362025· DigestAragones v. Alltech Biotechnology Corp.Perfection of Employment Contract; Start Date as Suspensive Period, Not Condition
Docket not confirmed · 1On the list for this subject, but the G.R. number on file doesn't match any decision in the library. Find the correct citation before you use one of these.
Governing statutes
9The Republic Acts filed under this subject, in full text.
- ANTI-AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT
- ANTI-SEXUAL HARASSMENT ACT OF 1995
- DEPARTMENT OF MIGRANT WORKERS ACT
- DOMESTIC WORKERS ACT
- OVERSEAS WORKERS WELFARE ADMINISTRATION ACT
- PRODUCTIVITY INCENTIVES ACT OF 1990
- PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OFFICE ACT OF 1999
- SOCIAL SECURITY ACT OF 2018
- TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1994
Other subjects
The rest of the exam.