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Practice question: Power Interruptions or Brownouts

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Can different portions of one power interruption have different compensability outcomes?
  1. No, every minute must always be treated identically
  2. Yes
  3. No, a blackout erases all work
  4. No, personal freedom can never change during an outage
  5. No, manual work cannot occur without electricity

Legal references

  • Labor Code, Articles 82-93 and implementing Book III, Rule I, Sections 3-7: https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1974/pd_442_1974.html
  • Omnibus Rules Implementing the Labor Code, Book III, Rules I-III, hours, meals, night differential and weekly rest: https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1974/pd_442a_1974.html
  • Durabuilt Recapping Plant & Co. v. NLRC, G.R. No. L-76746, July 27, 1987, MAIN decision, Policy Instruction No. 36 quoted: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1987/jul1987/gr_l-76746_1987.html

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