POINTERS FOR REVIEW FOR MID-TERMS

LABOR LAW 1

1. Constitutional and Statutory Bases for Labor Standards and Social

Legislation.

2. Gist of Comprehensive Agrarian Reform.

3. Recruitment and Placement of Filipino Workers.

3.a. Rule on Ban on Direct Hiring and Exemptions.
3.b. Mandatory Remittances of Foreign Exchange Earnings of
Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW).
3.c. Disqualification of Certain Individuals and Entities in the
Recruitment of Workers for Overseas Employment.
3.d. Fees paid by the Workers.
3.e. Department of Migrant Workers (DMW): Mandate and Jurisdiction.
3.f. Grounds for Disciplinary Action Against Overseas Filipino Workers.
3.g. Grounds for Issuance of Preventive Suspension Order.

4. Illegal Recruitment:
4.a. Under the Labor Code and under R.A. No. 8042, as Amended by
R.A. No. 10022.
4.b. Cases on Illegal Recruitment (137-138)
People v Valenciano
People v Mateo
People v Lali
People v Lapis
4.c. Syndicated and Large Scale Illegal Recruitment.

5. Seafarers Protection Act (R.A. No. 10706): Ambulance Chasing.

6. First Time Jobseekers Assistance Act (R.A. No. 11261): Concept.

7. Employment of Non-Resident Aliens: Alien Employment Permit.

8. Definitions and Differences:

8.a. Worker
8.b. Seaman
8.c. Emigrant
8.d. Immigrant
8.e. Apprentice
8.f. Learners
8.g. Handicapped Workers
8.h. Disabled Persons

9. Republic Act No. 7796 (An Act Creating the Technical Education and Skills
Development Authority/TESDA): Goals and Objectives

10. Case Studies on Employer-Employee Relationship. (based on the book)

11. All Cases Assigned -Preliminary Discussion.