Practice question
Are bare assertions of diligent hiring and supervision necessarily proof sufficient to rebut the employer presumption?
- No, the defense must be supported by satisfactory evidence
- Yes, every employer statement is conclusive
- Yes, if repeated often enough
- No, because rebuttal is legally impossible
- Yes, if printed on letterhead
Legal references
- Civil Code Article 2180: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
- Safeguard Security Agency v. Tangco, GR 165732, December 14, 2006, main decision: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/40427
- Maitim v. Aguila, GR 218344, March 21, 2022, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2022/mar2022/gr_218344_2022.html
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