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Practice question: Personal Comfort Doctrine

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Does the personal-comfort rationale require each brief comfort act to produce an immediate sale for the employer?
  1. No; indirect benefits to effective work may suffice
  2. Yes; only sales-generating acts qualify
  3. Yes; a customer must buy something during the act
  4. Yes; comfort must appear on an invoice
  5. Yes; every break must generate a separate fee

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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