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Practice question: Doctrine of Necessary Implication

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Practice question

A worker confidentially assists a supervisor who handles only ordinary non-labor business matters. Management proves no labor-relations policy function. Does the confidential relationship alone meet the later San Miguel test?
  1. No
  2. Yes; the first element automatically supplies the second
  3. Yes; all supervision is collective bargaining
  4. Yes; every private business record is labor policy
  5. Yes; no factual nexus is required

Legal references

  • NATU v Torres GR93468 December29,1994 MAIN, necessary implication: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1994/dec1994/gr_93468_1994.html MAIN case-specific limitation.
  • San Miguel Corporation Supervisors v Laguesma GR110399 August15,1997 MAIN, cumulative labor-nexus test: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1997/aug1997/gr_110399_1997.html Later cumulative test.

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