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Practice question: Power to Suspend Effects of Termination (EO 51, s. 2018)

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Does Article 292(b) itself require a final merits judgment before its specified prima facie finding can support interim suspension?
  1. Yes; interim power can operate only after every appeal ends.
  2. No.
  3. Only a criminal conviction can supply the finding.
  4. The employer must first admit every claim.
  5. A damages award is always a prerequisite.

Legal references

  • Labor Code, as amended, Articles 233 [227], 239 [233] and 292(b) [277(b)]: https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1974/pd_442_1974.html
  • EO 51, May 1, 2018, Sections 2-4: https://lawphil.net/executive/execord/eo2018/eo_51_2018.html

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