Practice question
A worker performs the relevant contracted work only for Principal A. An unrelated company B had no relevant contract or statutory connection. Does Section 9 alone make B solidarily liable merely because it is another client of the contractor?
- Every client owes every contractor debt automatically.
- Any company in the same city is liable.
- A shared contractor replaces every scope requirement.
- Only the smallest client is liable.
- No; the required legal and work connection must be established.
Legal references
- DOLE Department Order 174 s.2017, issued text, Sections 5-14: https://palscon.org/public/assets/img/labor-laws-advisory/DO%20174-17%20Rules%20Implementing%20%20Articles%20106%20to%20109%20of%20the%20Labor%20Code,%20As%20Amended.pdf
- Labor Code Articles 106-109: https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1974/pd_442_1974.html
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