Which proposition about attorney’s fees as a… - MCQ

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Which proposition about attorney’s fees as a labor-case award is correct?

They must be awarded without a stated legal basis.
They are necessarily identical to any private fee arrangement.
They require a recognized legal and factual basis, such as unlawful withholding of wages or being forced to litigate to protect rights.
They are always paid to the employer.
They automatically eliminate backwages.

Bartolome v Toyota Quezon Avenue, G.R. No. 254465, April 3, 2024, damages, attorney’s fees and separation in lieu of reinstatement: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/apr2024/gr_254465_2024.html
Labor Code, DOLE consolidated 2022 edition, Articles 219, 258–260, 262–264, 274 and 278–279: https://natlex.ilo.org/dyn/natlex2/natlex2/files/download/15242/PHL15242%202022.pdf; Article 111.
Civil Code, Articles 2208, 2217, 2219, 2229 and 2232: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html

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