Practice question
Does a corporation's liability for illegal dismissal automatically make every corporate officer personally liable?
- Yes; corporate personality never applies in labor cases.
- No; personal liability requires an applicable and supported legal basis.
- Yes; every officer guarantees every corporate debt.
- Yes; all employees are also officers.
- No; officers have absolute immunity even for proved malicious acts.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/apr2024/gr_265610_2024.html — Borromeo v. Lazada, G.R.265610, April3 2024, main opinion, corporate-officer liability.
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2019/ra_11232_2019.html — Revised Corporation Code, Section30, liability of directors, trustees or officers.
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