Practice question
An airline calls a damages claim contractual solely because the claimant is its employee. The pleaded operative acts concern coercion and humiliation allegedly beyond ordinary employer duties. What should be done before choosing a conflicts rule?
- Accept the employer’s label conclusively
- Ignore the operative conduct
- Assume every employment-related wrong has one category
- Characterize the actual facts and the asserted source of liability
- Award damages without evidence
Legal references
- Saudi Arabian Airlines v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 122191, October 8, 1998, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1998/oct1998/gr_122191_1998.html
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