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Practice question: Jurisdiction in Local Employment Cases

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

A worker seeks only statutory EC disability benefits from the administering System. The amount exceeds P5,000. Does that amount alone place the EC benefit claim within Article 224(a)(6)?
  1. Yes, the System must always litigate in a Labor Arbiter case
  2. Yes, amount repeals every benefit exclusion
  3. Yes, all social-insurance claims are ordinary unpaid wages
  4. No
  5. Yes, EC is not a listed exception

Legal references

  • RA 6715, Section 9, Labor Code Article 224 (formerly 217): https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1989/ra_6715_1989.html

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