Practice question
An employee demands a particular allowance under a clear labor statute. Its express coverage excludes her position, and no contrary constitutional ruling, contractual promise or other source establishes entitlement. She argues that Article 4 alone compels payment because she is a worker. What is the sound analysis?
- Article 4 automatically repeals every exclusion
- Every employee allegation must be accepted without inquiry
- A rule favoring labor in genuine interpretive doubt does not by itself rewrite an unambiguous coverage rule
- The employer may ignore every labor obligation after winning this issue
- All labor statutes are unenforceable unless individually accepted
Legal references
- Labor Code, Article 4: https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1974/pd_442_1974.html
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