Practice question
A woman brings a claim that she was deliberately denied a promotion solely because of sex. Her employer argues that the filing of a criminal case automatically bars any separate money claim, and that every such dispute must invariably be resolved by a Labor Arbiter even when a specific voluntary-arbitration exception applies. Which is correct under DO251?
- Both assertions are overbroad: criminal proceedings do not bar the separate authorized money action, and Section4 states jurisdictional exceptions
- The criminal filing extinguishes every civil remedy
- All discrimination disputes have identical jurisdiction regardless of the rules
- Voluntary arbitration is expressly abolished
- The employer can select any forum by an internal memo
Legal references
- DO251-2025, Sections4–5: https://naro.law.upd.edu.ph/storage/01KKJKAHSDWK3ZNG2S3RKZWJQC.pdf
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