Practice question
A worker briefly obtains a coat at the worksite to protect against excessive cold and then resumes work. Is lack of immediate profit from fetching the coat alone conclusive against the personal-comfort rationale?
- No; reasonable protection from cold may be incidental to employment
- Yes; only direct production counts
- Yes; clothing always severs the course of employment
- Yes; every moment without sales is abandonment
- Yes; the doctrine excludes physical comfort
Legal references
- Arguilles v Wilhelmsen GR254586 July10,2023 MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2023/jul2023/gr_254586_2023.html Personal-comfort rationale and ordinary physical demands.
- Arriesgado v Multinational Maritime GR275424 April29,2026 MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2026/apr2026/gr_275424_2026.html Employment nexus and substantial evidence.
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