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Practice question: Burden of Proof

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Is Article295’s regular-versus-casual classification itself a substitute for first establishing an employment relationship?
  1. No
  2. Yes; every useful task automatically creates employment
  3. Yes; length of service alone always decides the issue
  4. Yes; the provision excludes the control inquiry
  5. Yes; every contractor becomes an employee merely by elapsed time

Legal references

  • Ditiangkin v Lazada GR246892 September21,2022 MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2022/sep2022/gr_246892_2022.html Evidence of retained control and economic realities.
  • Hacienda San Isidro v Villaruel GR220087 August11,2025 MAIN resolution: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/aug2025/gr_220087_2025.html Employment existence precedes Article295 classification.

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