Practice question
An appropriate authority approves a covered overseas wage-claim settlement. The agency says payment may wait indefinitely because settlement removed every statutory deadline. What provision applies?
- The worker must first obtain a foreign judgment in every case
- No deadline applies after settlement
- Only the agency chooses whether to pay
- Payment within thirty days from approval
- Approval automatically cancels the debt
Legal references
- RA 10022, Section 7 amending RA 8042 Section 10, settlements, performance bonds and final judgments: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2010/ra_10022_2010.html
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