Practice question
Union officers deduct bargaining counsel fees from a package expressly awarded to individual employees, without genuine individual authorizations. They say the deducted money became union funds before counsel was paid. Evaluate that reasoning under Mariño v. Gamilla.
Legal references
- https://library.laborlaw.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2022.Labor_.Code_.DOLE-edition.pdf — Labor Code Arts. 228(b) [222(b)], 250(n)–(o) [241(n)–(o)], 259(h) [248(h)] and 260(e) [249(e)].
- https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/49401 — Mariño v. Gamilla, G.R. 149763, July 7, 2009, main decision.
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