Practice question
A worker proves covered unpaid wages but also asserts a separate private loan against the contractor unrelated to the work. Principal says solidarity covers nothing; worker says it necessarily covers both. Which is correct?
- All contractor obligations automatically become wages.
- Assess the covered wage debt under the statutory framework; the unrelated loan needs its own basis.
- The private loan eliminates the proved wage claim.
- Neither claim can ever be litigated.
- Solidarity depends only on the claimant’s label.
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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